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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2008, 04:02 PM
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Posted By Mark
I don't think that the mark is WOOO. To me the...

I don't think that the mark is WOOO. To me the second and third characters look a little flat on the left side, and not perfectly. The third one might be an R or a B, and the second might be an R...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2008, 03:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,311
Posted By Mark
Thumbs up Nice dha, Nathaniel. This is one of those...

Nice dha, Nathaniel. This is one of those interesting cross-pollenated pieces that you see so often in the region. As Stuart pointed out, there are strong Kachin influences, namely the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2008, 02:43 PM
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Views: 10,329
Posted By Mark
Just sent you an answer Steve. Sorry about that....

Just sent you an answer Steve. Sorry about that. :o
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2008, 05:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,740
Posted By Mark
Not a red-painted blade, but this poor fellow had...

Not a red-painted blade, but this poor fellow had a gloppy coating of red paint on the scabbard & handle, clearly applied recently, as it slopped over onto the fittings. It is a Shan style dha, from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2008, 02:58 PM
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Views: 10,329
Posted By Mark
Post We are still looking for table presentations for...

We are still looking for table presentations for the seminar.

Please post here any questions you have about what these things should look like/contain. As I said, an exhaustively academic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th February 2008, 08:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,872
Posted By Mark
It looks like a kastane to me. :confused: What...

It looks like a kastane to me. :confused: What makes you think it is not? The elephant head?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2008, 06:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,529
Posted By Mark
I really don't know if the round vs flattened...

I really don't know if the round vs flattened scabbard tip is a regional variation. The round tip is less common, but not exactly rare. It does go along with the spear, as opposed to the upswept,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2008, 08:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,529
Posted By Mark
Nice piece. That is a "Shan" dha hmyaung. The...

Nice piece. That is a "Shan" dha hmyaung. The people called the Shan by the Burmese call themselves Tai Yuan (northern Tai), and live in an area across eastern Burma, southern Yunnan province...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2008, 01:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 28,338
Posted By Mark
Here is a detail of Plate 151 in Delaporte &...

Here is a detail of Plate 151 in Delaporte & Garnier, [i]A Pictorial Journey on the Old Mekong," originally published as part of the Mekong Exploration Commission's report of their journey to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2008, 07:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 28,338
Posted By Mark
Vietnamese is very plausible. It is nothing like...

Vietnamese is very plausible. It is nothing like the war hats used in Burma & Thailand, which are more like sombreros, with wide brims. I have a book of illustrations made during the French Mekong...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2008, 07:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,217
Posted By Mark
Like ships passing in the night .... I just...

Like ships passing in the night ....

I just moved this year from NoVA to New Jersey. A bit farther from the show, too. :(

Regarding tables, I think Barry is right on about a) the logistical...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2008, 06:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,478
Posted By Mark
What?! No cornbeef and cabbage on St. Patty's...

What?! No cornbeef and cabbage on St. Patty's day? This is an outrage!! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2008, 06:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 25,440
Posted By Mark
Ditto. :)

Ditto. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2008, 04:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,478
Posted By Mark
Barring catastrophe, I will be there.

Barring catastrophe, I will be there.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2008, 05:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,429
Posted By Mark
Very cool. I agree that these are truly...

Very cool. I agree that these are truly Chinese-inspired Burmese and not on on fusion from Som China. Aside from their being double, the fittings are classic Burmese in form and decoration. What I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2008, 04:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,329
Posted By Mark
The only restriction of which I am aware is the...

The only restriction of which I am aware is the prohibition against modern firearms (I forget the cut-off, but I think it is post WW1 weapons).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2008, 09:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,329
Posted By Mark
Here are some examples of the way table...

Here are some examples of the way table presentations were set up last year. As you can see, they do not need to be complicated (just interesting ;) ).

We were also able to have printed copies...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2008, 08:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,329
Posted By Mark
Post 2008 Timonnium seminar - call for "table" presentations

Something new that we tried last year was having "table" presentations along with the speakers' presentations. Think of it as a more elaborate "show-and-tell." They were set up early so people...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2008, 02:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,481
Posted By Mark
I have read that during the North African...

I have read that during the North African campaigns of WWII the Germans were in dread of the sound of Scottish bagpipes, as they signalled the presence of the Highland regiments, who they considered...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th December 2007, 04:40 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 32,879
Posted By Mark
Exclamation Arny, it is you who is out of line. I rarely, if...

Arny, it is you who is out of line. I rarely, if ever, take sides in a sandbox squabble, but in this case one party is clearly over-reacting and unreasonable, and that party is you. Granted,...
Forum: Swap Forum 5th December 2007, 02:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,320
Posted By Mark
I do not know what the NZ laws are regarding...

I do not know what the NZ laws are regarding importation of animal parts, but there is always Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to consider. CITES restricts, and in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2007, 02:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 41,885
Posted By Mark
Oh, I recognized you immediately after you gave...

Oh, I recognized you immediately after you gave that info, Stuart. I made a typo least/last. Sort of a biggie, actually. :o I meant the latter (didn't mean to put you on the spot there).

I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2007, 02:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 41,885
Posted By Mark
Thank you all for the compliments, but...

Thank you all for the compliments, but objectively I am a mere dilettante. More often than not I find out that something I have said or have been saying is quite wrong. :o Being considered...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2007, 09:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 41,885
Posted By Mark
Kahnjar1, the first of yours i beautiful. A...

Kahnjar1, the first of yours i beautiful. A typical Tai (Shan) blade and scabbard profile, but with decoration in a Lanna style. Compare to this one, a dinosaur in size (40.5 inches/103 cm)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2007, 08:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,156
Posted By Mark
I am afraid that is the best that I can do. If...

I am afraid that is the best that I can do. If you referring to the bearded gentlemen seen over the shoulders of the Tai warriors, those are "native" troops, I believe Sikh.
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