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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 04:51 AM
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Posted By Ian
Might have been a gold wash over silver. The long...

Might have been a gold wash over silver. The long back "ricasso" had me thinking about a koummya also. In our recent discussion about koummya and khanjar in Morocco, it was noted that northern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Today, 12:49 AM
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Posted By Ian
Hi Rob, Very interesting and unusual knife....

Hi Rob,

Very interesting and unusual knife. I'm thinking that the blade is shaped more like a khanjar than a bichaq. I've not seen another like it.

Ian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2025, 03:37 AM
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Posted By Ian
Hi nicknz, Some time ago I owned a kukri...

Hi nicknz,

Some time ago I owned a kukri with similar horn and bone segments on the hilt. I'll try to find pics.

Regards, Ian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2025, 02:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 965
Posted By Ian
Rick, That looks wonderful material for...

Rick,

That looks wonderful material for mailing items. What's it called? I can't find it at my local hardware sources.

I talked with my local P.O. about how to send items without risk of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2025, 12:58 AM
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Views: 1,670
Posted By Ian
Very nice knife Detlef.

Very nice knife Detlef.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2025, 05:31 AM
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Views: 965
Posted By Ian
Ouch!!! Carlos, I am so sorry to see what...

Ouch!!!

Carlos, I am so sorry to see what happened to your lovely old knife. That must have been some force to bend and crack it like that. I hope you had shipping insurance or the seller is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2025, 02:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 410
Posted By Ian
Hello WW. This is a nice old 19th C Spanish...

Hello WW.

This is a nice old 19th C Spanish colonial short sword that you to have. The grooves on the hilt would have held twisted wire originally, perhaps iron or brass. There appears to be a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2025, 07:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Jim, it is indeed amazing what information is...

Jim, it is indeed amazing what information is readily accessible online now. When I started out in my academic career in the 1960s, finding references meant going to the library, taking Index Medicus...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2025, 10:29 AM
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Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
I posted a Google search for images of similar...

I posted a Google search for images of similar sword and I got back am interesting result. Three months ago, our old friend RSWORD posted the identical sword (same pictures as the auction) on reddit...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2025, 06:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Tim, I did a similar search using Google's AI...

Tim, I did a similar search using Google's AI engine and here is what it said:

Question: What do the numbers 1, 7, 0 and date 1707 mean in Voodoo culture?

Answer:

While Voodoo has a rich...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2025, 06:02 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Tim, thank you for this interpretation of 1707....

Tim, thank you for this interpretation of 1707. Outside-the-box thinking indeed!

Great stuff.

This is why I think this forum is special--smart people, good ideas, and a willingness to express...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2025, 03:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Well, this is getting interesting! This thread...

Well, this is getting interesting! This thread may go on for a while in exploring the mystical elements of this item. I find the possible African spiritual connection very interesting, and its...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 12:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 896
Posted By Ian
ausjulius, werecow, krockew, Thanks for your...

ausjulius, werecow, krockew,

Thanks for your suggestions. Yes, the truong dao from Vietnam is another version of the dadao, hence its similarity to the original post (OP). However, the firm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2025, 02:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 896
Posted By Ian
Korean (?) dadao

I got an excited message from a young collector friend last night that he had won a dadao on an online Belgian auction. It was a bringback by a Belgian military officer from the time of the Korean...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2025, 01:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 949
Posted By Ian
Tom, I agree with Battara. The silver should be...

Tom, I agree with Battara. The silver should be cleaned, as well as the white metal on the scabbard (hard to say whether this is silver, probably not--could be nickel, white brass, or tin). The blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2025, 01:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Thanks Thomas. I believe I see laminations in the...

Thanks Thomas. I believe I see laminations in the distal end of the blade, above and adjacent to the spikes. The patination more proximally seems very dense and could mask lamination.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2025, 02:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Hi Rob. I'm sure of very little about this item....

Hi Rob. I'm sure of very little about this item. The markings at forte are cut into the steel. The edges below the two spikes are said to have been sharpened. Any thoughts why?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2025, 07:28 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 29,238,375
Posted By Ian
Hi Xas, Good to see you posting another...

Hi Xas,

Good to see you posting another interesting kris. The snake (naga) motif on Maranao pieces in particular seems well established, but I think it may not go back very far. I posted a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2025, 06:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Thanks Ed, might well be a tool, but I don't know...

Thanks Ed, might well be a tool, but I don't know what it would be used for. Unusual to see a small brass (?) disk guard on a tool, but could be. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2025, 06:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Thanks Jim. Appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks Jim. Appreciate your thoughts.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2025, 12:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,278
Posted By Ian
Question Weird "sword"

This one was sold recently at auction. It is not mine and the attached images are from the auction site.

This sword length object (OAL = 29.25 in.) has an unusual blade that appears to be old....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2025, 01:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 994
Posted By Ian
Pertinax, you have written a bleak requiem for...

Pertinax, you have written a bleak requiem for the flyssa form. It seems that few flyssa we see on the market and in auctions today are of the traditional style and manufacture. The "wedding...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2025, 12:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,293
Posted By Ian
This may be a relatively recent stok komando made...

This may be a relatively recent stok komando made popular by President Sukarno. Basically a swagger stick with a concealed blade, sometimes an old tombak. There was discussion of these here...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2025, 03:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,417
Posted By Ian
Rob, I think that's a good choice. Ian.

Rob,

I think that's a good choice.

Ian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2025, 01:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,417
Posted By Ian
Rob, looking at the end of the hilt, where the...

Rob, looking at the end of the hilt, where the tang peeps through, I think this hilt has been in place a long time—perhaps back to the 19th C. I don't think you have a piece that was cobbled together...
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