Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 03:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2024, 05:31 PM
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Hello Ian,
I think that's just a trick...
Hello Ian,
I think that's just a trick of the pictures. Let's just say that these photos were not taken in a studio.
I don't have tang measures, but could probably get them in the future.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2024, 09:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 33
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Depending on the construction of the hilt, the...
Depending on the construction of the hilt, the length of the tang might be a lot easier to test than the roundness of the tang. On my example above, a refrigerator magnet will stick to the hilt (thus...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 05:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2024, 06:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2024, 10:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2024, 10:36 AM
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Origin of the term "Garab."
Hello all,
Do we know how the term "Garab" got applied to the nicer older blades from Leyte and Samar?
I ask because I was just in Leyte and Samar, and we talked to Pandayan in both Leyte and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2024, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 8
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I'm pretty sure the blade is a cundrik from...
I'm pretty sure the blade is a cundrik from Lombok.
The mountings are unusual, but definitely fit for Lombok.
Here's my example.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23648
Have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2024, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2024, 04:00 PM
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Views: 9,299
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2024, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,299
1906 Dalhgren Catalogue.
Hello All,
After a bit of searching, I found this series of photos from a catalogue from C.W. Dalhgren from 1906.
I thought they might add to this thread.
Photos originally found here...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2024, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 13
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Hello all,
I really love these Nordic...
Hello all,
I really love these Nordic knives, especially the black handled ones from Eskilstuna.
Here's a few of my nicer ones, mostly from Sweden and Norway
Two minor quibbles though.
1)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2024, 10:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2024, 05:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2023, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 28
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On the subject of jimpul vs gayang, vs tilang...
On the subject of jimpul vs gayang, vs tilang kemarau, I'm mostly ignorant, but I have been told (by someone way more knowledgable than I) that this Borneo sword of mine is a tilang kemarau.
Have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2023, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,367
My one Moro Budiak
Since we've had a few of these posted on here recently, and I've never shared this before, I thought I'd share a few pics of my one Budiak.
It's a former museum piece that was deaccessioned, and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2023, 07:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2023, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 7
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A "Mexican kris fighting dagger" from ?
Hello All,
This is a new to me dagger with a "kris" blade (seller's description). The seller says it's from Mexico, which to me, is at least plausible, but I'm not knowledgeable on the area, and I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd October 2023, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2023, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,909
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2023, 10:16 PM
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Views: 9,909
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2023, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,909
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2023, 10:29 PM
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Views: 6,286
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2023, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,331
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