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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2011, 07:32 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
Cross-section of originals I've handled is flat...

Cross-section of originals I've handled is flat with an edge bevel at the base, with an unsharp rear bevel appearing towards the tip for a smoothly humped cross-section that is thin at both edges...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2011, 01:39 PM
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Views: 6,070
Posted By tom hyle
Is the tang full-length? Can we see the end of...

Is the tang full-length? Can we see the end of the pommel?
I'm 90% with you on it being from the Phillipines, though of course deliberately/imitatively European styling (the round handle and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2011, 01:35 PM
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Posted By tom hyle
Very nice & interesting. Can anyone elucidate...

Very nice & interesting. Can anyone elucidate the difference between Moro, Lumad, and Visayan spear blades? The more rounded of these two particularly resembles Moro blades? Are the unpanelled...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2011, 06:23 PM
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Views: 26,586
Posted By tom hyle
The items hanging from the sheath seem to be...

The items hanging from the sheath seem to be tools for personal grooming and/or drug use? 2 tweezers, a spatula(?) and ??
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2011, 04:41 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 50,155
Posted By tom hyle
worth mentioning in regard to kris is that...

worth mentioning in regard to kris is that Indonesians have some traditional forms of holders. Often for a single kris this is a statue/idol that holds the sheathed sword in its hand. For multiple...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2011, 04:23 PM
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Views: 7,637
Posted By tom hyle
Beautiful European-influenced piece from probably...

Beautiful European-influenced piece from probably Luzon or Batangas. The necklace that loops down and joins onto the upper ferule is reminiscent of a feature sometimes seen on Malay kris sundangs...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2011, 04:12 PM
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Views: 16,678
Posted By tom hyle
Granted that swords made for professional...

Granted that swords made for professional soldiers and noblemen have traditionally been custom made, nevertheless, the others have always been market pieces, no?
Certainly not designed as a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2010, 05:01 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
Every man of them in his house, yes, but that...

Every man of them in his house, yes, but that didn't mean, for instance, slaves, who I don't think could even dare touch a cris Unless kriss (my actual preferred spelling which I usually keep to my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 02:17 PM
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Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
hmmmm.... The Indonesian kris tang is not well...

hmmmm....
The Indonesian kris tang is not well fixed in its handle because its current use in its culture is somewhat vestigial/ceremonial this does not comment on its use in older times. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 01:54 PM
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Views: 6,501
Posted By tom hyle
And the channel around the mouth of the mortar...

And the channel around the mouth of the mortar catches spills. Nice :) Owner; pleas stick as much of your head as will fit in there and breathe deeply. I'm serious. Any interesting smells?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
well said

well said
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:50 PM
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Views: 8,159
Posted By tom hyle
the sheath throat is interesting though I think I...

the sheath throat is interesting though I think I seen this on yataghan sheaths before; regionally diagnostic?
What is the belt running down the man's right shoulder? Any thoughts? Answers?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
Oh, and please don'e ignore the Bugis. The Bugi...

Oh, and please don'e ignore the Bugis. The Bugi kris is more like the Bali kris. Balinese are of native religion, not Moslems; their kris, their culture, is IMHO more "true" to the region. Is it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:41 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
Kris tang is not weak. It is very sufficient to...

Kris tang is not weak. It is very sufficient to its purpose as a serious and deadly weapon, as in fact, and possibly at an earlier date than in Europe, an expression of what Burton called the Modern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,814
Posted By tom hyle
In Europe is such a tradition too; I've a "Green...

In Europe is such a tradition too; I've a "Green Man" idol made of leaves, and an iron ram's head made of leaves to use for a pommel some day.............
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,814
Posted By tom hyle
On the other hand I do now see the little line...

On the other hand I do now see the little line fragment you're pointing out coming off the one one chevron. Hmmmm!!!! But consider it seems to parrallel one of those curved lines (what are they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,814
Posted By tom hyle
Moreover the folded grain on the blade is along...

Moreover the folded grain on the blade is along the blade on a kris, while on the ganga the grain runs across the blade (along the ganga) moreover the colour of the metal is occasionally notably...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,464
Posted By tom hyle
Other than that, that my be real gold leaf,...

Other than that, that my be real gold leaf, probably is, and probably old. If not original probably repair for what was original. :cool:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 15,788
Posted By tom hyle
Thank you, Sajen!

Thank you, Sajen!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 04:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,814
Posted By tom hyle
I do not see any indication of a seperate ganga...

I do not see any indication of a seperate ganga on the kris in question. Can you explain your position? I see what looks like a faked line defined chiefly or entirely by the ends of the chevron...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 04:42 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
You digress; I merely reply. Their descendants...

You digress; I merely reply. Their descendants ain't started laying down yet, is my point.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 04:41 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
And instead you thus make it obscure and...

And instead you thus make it obscure and confusing, creating a division that is largely invalid and that the natives of the region do not recognize. Indnesian and Malay books on kris tend to give...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 04:37 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
I don't have any need to prove otherwise; I...

I don't have any need to prove otherwise; I merely point out it is a far from settled matter. A simple search of these forums will show that to anyone. So you please; don't present your favored...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:24 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
What do you mean "were"?

What do you mean "were"?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2010, 12:20 AM
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Views: 39,012
Posted By tom hyle
I reiterate kris and keris are not truly two...

I reiterate kris and keris are not truly two seperate forms. Kris sundang is a type of k[e]ris. In Standard Indonesian "keris" is pronounced "kris".
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