Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2007, 02:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2007, 03:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2007, 04:05 AM
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Dha Translation Please!
Alaung Hpaya, Thanks for the wonderful information so far! I'd be grateful if you'd translate the writing on these Dhas for me. I don't know if the writing on the lone sword is the same in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2007, 04:03 AM
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Funny, I thought it would be held by the lower...
Funny, I thought it would be held by the lower part. Treating the upper as more of a knuckle duster. However, the lower might be too small. Hard for me to say having never held it. The one that I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2007, 02:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2007, 02:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2007, 11:30 PM
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Bichwa
Just picked this up. I believe it to be my first wootz...
Shawn
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2007, 10:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2007, 11:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2007, 11:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2007, 10:58 PM
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Indian Dagger
Here's a dagger I had the pleasure of holding a little while back. The owner has given permission to show some pics in order to try to learn some more about it here.
The smaller of the two knives...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2006, 09:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2006, 04:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2006, 04:02 AM
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Pistol Grip
Spotted on a recent trip to Jodhpur, India. I think it's a flintlock hilt...
Cheers,
Shawn
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2006, 09:44 PM
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Hi Tim. I have a few tourist pieces as well....
Hi Tim. I have a few tourist pieces as well. There are certainly wide ranges and grades of quality. This one is all business though. I don't know if you can see top of the blade on my (low grade)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2006, 08:20 PM
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Thanks. I've called for a humidifier to be...
Thanks. I've called for a humidifier to be installed ($400). They are coming next day... Is the mineral oil a good idea as well? I like to leave things as untouched as possible is all. Maybe I should...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2006, 02:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2006, 02:21 PM
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Hot (dry) air
I recently moved and I'm concerned that the air is dry now that the furnace is on at the new place. Some rattan rings on the handle of one of my Dhas have come loose. Not too bad yet but the season...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2006, 05:09 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2006, 11:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th July 2006, 05:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th July 2006, 05:13 PM
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Congratulations. Beautiful.
Here's one that...
Congratulations. Beautiful.
Here's one that seems related. I was told Burmese. Although yours has nicer detail on the hilt. This one, I believe, is also sporting an inserted hardened edge.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th July 2006, 05:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2006, 02:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th June 2006, 06:07 PM
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