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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2013, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 398
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Timo Nieminen
It's not the centripetal force, but just where a...It's not the centripetal force, but just where a straight line through the grip, perpendicular to the motion, lies in relation to (a) the centre of mass of the weapon, and (b) the point of contact... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2013, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 398
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Timo Nieminen
Yang Hong's "Weapons in Ancient China"...Yang Hong's "Weapons in Ancient China" also has lots and lots of detail on bronze age weapons. (The book covers up to Ming and early firearms, but the early stuff is covered in most detail. Partly... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2013, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 398
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Oval or pear-shaped section was standard for ge....Oval or pear-shaped section was standard for ge. I don't believe that many hafts have been found, but socketed heads usually have oval or pear/tear-drop section sockets, and the same for butts. The... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2013, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 398
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Timo Nieminen
Having used a round handled blade as a machete, I...Having used a round handled blade as a machete, I recommend an oval handle. This was a straight blade. Where the handle is round, and the blade is curved towards the back, and the handle follows this... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2013, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 289
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Timo Nieminen
"Shuriken", 手裏剣,..."Shuriken", 手裏剣, literally hand-inside-sword, is just the Japanese name for the same thing. Shuriken and anqi are both small throwing blades/darts that fit inside the hand, that... |
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2013, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,008
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Timo Nieminen
Q1: Yes.
Q2: No. Many would, but I don't know...Q1: Yes. Q2: No. Many would, but I don't know about a majority. Q3: This knowledge of culture/history/society tells you about the item in context, about the use of the item, the meaning of the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2013, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 289
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Timo Nieminen
I've only encountered this in fiction, basically...I've only encountered this in fiction, basically shuriken (usually spike shuriken). "Anqi" 暗器 means "hidden device" or "secret device", with, I think, an implication that it is small,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2013, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 272
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Timo Nieminen
The bow and the arrows look Papuan. The wrapping...The bow and the arrows look Papuan. The wrapping at the ends to support the string can be seen on an example in Grayson, Traditional archery from six continents. This isn't a common feature, and... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2013, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 492
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Timo Nieminen
I'd say modern. The style of fittings and grip,...I'd say modern. The style of fittings and grip, and blade are consistent with modern Chinese fakes, and I have never seen a genuine twin dao in this style. (I have seen 2 published examples in a book... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2013, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,451
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Timo Nieminen
For some things, bigger bows are better....For some things, bigger bows are better. Sometimes bigger arrows are better. Not always! Consider Arab/Turkish sub-drawlength arrows used with arrow-guides, or the more extremely short Korean... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2013, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,451
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Timo Nieminen
Grayson's "Traditional Archery from Six...Grayson's "Traditional Archery from Six Continents" calls them "bracer knives", but that doesn't bring much joy as a google search term. They're used like finger tabs, with the blade hanging below... |
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd March 2013, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 381
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Timo Nieminen
The curly spikes are very thick. Is it cast? The...The curly spikes are very thick. Is it cast? The thickness of the spikes makes me think "Victorian replica" or similar. How large/heavy is it? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2013, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,451
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Timo Nieminen
A whole bunch of composite bows (i.e., horn bows)...A whole bunch of composite bows (i.e., horn bows) were found in Tutankhamun's tomb. AFAIK, that's the single biggest find, but there may be others. Some of Tutankhamum's bows appear to be imports,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2013, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,451
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Timo Nieminen
It keeps the undrawn string tension low (even...It keeps the undrawn string tension low (even zero, if you want). This means you can keep the bow strung forever without worrying about the bow losing its spring (i.e., developing string follow).... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2013, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 266
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Timo Nieminen
"Nano" is the flavour of the decade, so..."Nano" is the flavour of the decade, so the magic of nano is pushed, both in the media (good and bad, e.g., "grey goo") and research papers. Without doubt, that there are carbon nanotubes in the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2013, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,433
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Timo Nieminen
I look at these helmets and the neck guards just...I look at these helmets and the neck guards just look wrong, very wrong. But it's very common to see the lamellae laced together like this. Is there some mis-laced museum example that these copy? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2013, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 933
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Timo Nieminen
I've not seen any genuine military dirks or tanto...I've not seen any genuine military dirks or tanto like this, just plenty of Chinese fakes. Officer and kamikaze dirks in my experience tend to have either plain wood grip and scabbard, or lacquered,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2013, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,620
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A couple of traditional Korean kitchen knives....A couple of traditional Korean kitchen knives. The larger one is modern, traditional style, forged from railway sleeper steel. It's inspired by the successful drama series... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2013, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 724
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Timo Nieminen
My very first sword was a very cheap and nasty...My very first sword was a very cheap and nasty flea market Indian "cavalry sabre", IIRC, 1985. It has acquired a new handle since then, and the scabbard has been recovered. It sometimes still sees... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2013, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 365
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Timo Nieminen
Southern Indian. A couple of similar examples in...Southern Indian. A couple of similar examples in Egerton's southern India section. Elgood's book, Hindu Arms and Ritual is the book on southern Indian arms.... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2012, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,313
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Timo Nieminen
As for dating, I think most of these for sale are...As for dating, I think most of these for sale are very late 20th century or early 21st. Very many of these very similar to this, but historically this doesn't seem to be an overwhelming majority (see... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2012, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 583
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Timo Nieminen
The difference with this video is that the arrows...The difference with this video is that the arrows are held in the drawing hand rather than the bow hand. Holding in the bow hand is common enough - South America, Africa, China, Japan, Oceania,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2012, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,098
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2012, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 3,619
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Timo Nieminen
Wot? No weapons?
ITF TKD
Liechtenauer, mostly...Wot? No weapons? ITF TKD Liechtenauer, mostly longsword Chinese spear Chinese archery In the past, foil fencing and SCA heavy if you call those martial arts. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2012, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 3,619
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Timo Nieminen
45. I'm a martial-arts oriented collector,...45. I'm a martial-arts oriented collector, weapons as objects of use, rather than objects of art. So I have modern replicas, mass-produced military edged weapons, and ethnographic weapons. Some stuff... |
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