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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2023, 10:43 AM
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Posted By xasterix
Thanks very much Ian :D

Thanks very much Ian :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2023, 02:17 AM
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Hi Kai! Really grateful for your insights- I'm...

Hi Kai! Really grateful for your insights- I'm always happy to be proven wrong, especially since I need to learn more about patterns. I'm attaching a pic of the orig hilt config. I don't have a copy...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2023, 12:05 PM
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Posted By xasterix
Kris for comment

This kris sat on eBay for a long time (probably over a year). I risked buying it because I felt it was special.

After receiving it all the way from Greece, I realized the hilt was already...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th June 2023, 02:09 AM
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Posted By xasterix
Thanks very much for this Ian! And thank you for...

Thanks very much for this Ian! And thank you for passing on that precious artifact to me.:D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2023, 11:58 AM
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Posted By xasterix
Hullo Detlef, yes I believe your handsome bolo is...

Hullo Detlef, yes I believe your handsome bolo is also Tagalog nobility class =) I would postulate it to be from Tayabas (Quezon Province in modern time).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2023, 06:23 AM
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Posted By xasterix
Batangas nobility bolos

Short write-up by Raymundo V. Lucero, Jr.

These swords were called "nobility bolos" in Spanish and American-written historical references. They were made sometime during the Spanish colonial era...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2023, 08:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,113
Posted By xasterix
Yes I have. To summarize- the information about...

Yes I have. To summarize- the information about ukkil and the barung are inaccurate.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2023, 01:02 PM
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Views: 16,113
Posted By xasterix
I was told by a Tausug elder that it is not as...

I was told by a Tausug elder that it is not as accurate as it should be...there's an interesting geopolitical struggle with regard to the Sulu people (Moro lineage, lived/grew up in PH) and the Suluk...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2023, 08:09 PM
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Posted By xasterix
Not sure TBH. The area produced a wide assortment...

Not sure TBH. The area produced a wide assortment of animal pommels. BTW, what's the edge grind?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2023, 12:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 72,477
Posted By xasterix
Thanks for the pictures! I would assess this to...

Thanks for the pictures! I would assess this to be from Quezon as well based on the hilt. Although...the blade profile features, I commonly see that associated with Rizal area. So it's either a whole...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2023, 07:32 PM
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Views: 72,477
Posted By xasterix
Halloo Detlef, that's a pretty curious bolo @.@...

Halloo Detlef, that's a pretty curious bolo @.@ may I request more pics of it, thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th April 2023, 03:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 72,477
Posted By xasterix
Hi Detlef. Necro'ing this because I felt the need...

Hi Detlef. Necro'ing this because I felt the need to correct my past self lol.

Regarding your four swords, from top to bottom, I would now classify these as:

Laguna uhas tari
Quezon dahong...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2023, 07:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,031
Posted By xasterix
Very nice sword there sir!

Very nice sword there sir!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2023, 04:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 17,487
Posted By xasterix
You're absolutely right regarding the interplay....

You're absolutely right regarding the interplay. I would think there's a good chance it's indeed pampanga because of the threaded+ peen combo. The scabbard is tricky, but the Apalit craftsmen have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2023, 01:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,467
Posted By xasterix
Hullo, nice bolo! May I ask if the edge is...

Hullo, nice bolo!

May I ask if the edge is convex grind (V-shape) or assymetrical (flat or almost flat on one side, angled on the other).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2023, 10:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 28,987
Posted By xasterix
Great catch, great sword! I think it is a...

Great catch, great sword!

I think it is a Tagalog-made blade, likely from Laguna or Quezon provinces; or surrounding areas. The Laguna classification would be "uhas tari" (taking into account that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2023, 03:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 22,568
Posted By xasterix
Thanks again for the kind words everyone =)...

Thanks again for the kind words everyone =) you've all inspired me, one way or another!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th March 2023, 01:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 22,568
Posted By xasterix
Noted on the "oyon" ID! I'm not familiar with it...

Noted on the "oyon" ID! I'm not familiar with it though- I was taught that once the ricasso is "pinched" and extended, that's automatically a tinamban. My friends from Leyte (residing in areas...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2023, 05:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 22,568
Posted By xasterix
Thanks very much for the kind words sir! :D ...

Thanks very much for the kind words sir! :D

This forum has also helped me grow in knowledge. The article is also dedicated to you guys :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2023, 04:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,165
Posted By xasterix
Hullo Kai, I'm genuinely curious- supposing the...

Hullo Kai, I'm genuinely curious- supposing the hole was made in modern time, what specific machine can do this? I'm not a smith by any chance, so I'd like to know how it's done. I've also seen such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2023, 09:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,165
Posted By xasterix
Nice budiak! I was told that the twistcore ones...

Nice budiak! I was told that the twistcore ones can go as far back as 18th century, probably even earlier. First time for me to encounter a hole in the tang- although this may have been used for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2023, 01:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,686
Posted By xasterix
Hope you won't mind me chiming in sir Ian- my...

Hope you won't mind me chiming in sir Ian- my curator-friend who worked with the Bagobo said that the outcropping with metal part at the butt-pommel may have been broken along with a significant part...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2023, 03:36 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 86,354
Posted By xasterix
Thanks very much for providing me with the formal...

Thanks very much for providing me with the formal term!!! The problem was that I did not regular move the blade in the mix, hence the erratic distribution.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2023, 01:16 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 86,354
Posted By xasterix
It also affects the color of other metals,...

It also affects the color of other metals, including silver I think- notice how the asang-asang became gold-ish, same color as the etched residues on the blade.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2023, 01:15 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 86,354
Posted By xasterix
Thanks sir Albert =) oh that's just an...

Thanks sir Albert =) oh that's just an experimental mixture of mine to add some random brass-ish color to the etch. I noticed that brass, when soaked on white vinegar, leaves residue. It's etched...
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