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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2024, 11:28 AM
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Posted By RAMBA
Don't think it is from Tibet.

Don't think it is from Tibet.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2024, 08:51 PM
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Views: 1,158
Posted By RAMBA
I think it is South American ...

I think it is South American

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21882
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2024, 08:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,007
Posted By RAMBA
More around WW1 with a butt cap with the 2 screws...

More around WW1 with a butt cap with the 2 screws like that.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2023, 08:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,700
Posted By RAMBA
Ivory, ivory and bone.

Ivory, ivory and bone.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2023, 09:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,575
Posted By RAMBA
I could not get that wavy dagger to me through...

I could not get that wavy dagger to me through customs. I had asked the auction house to split the kukri from the rest and I would have just taken the kukri. My thing and those type of kukri are rare...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2023, 08:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,575
Posted By RAMBA
Both should clean up well. I left a bid but some...

Both should clean up well. I left a bid but some way behind the final. I think you got a good pair of kora there. Look to have nice spine decoration.

There was a pair of indian swords of rare...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th November 2023, 10:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,913
Posted By RAMBA
I agree. There are a number of Kora and kukri...

I agree. There are a number of Kora and kukri that have been traced back to this area.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2023, 10:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,962
Posted By RAMBA
Sword - any ideas?

Any idea where this sword? may be from and any idea as to age. My first thought it Tibet or China.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2023, 03:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,322
Posted By RAMBA
Kukri Example of Construction Type

I believe these were a style from particular region. All example I have seen are very well made. I date the kukri below and the kora in the Gurkha Museum above to around the 1910 - 20s.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2023, 03:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,322
Posted By RAMBA
I have seen and have a kukri that are very...

I have seen and have a kukri that are very similar in pommel construction and guard including the curved back part to the knuckle guard. I believe they were made in the early 20th C (around WW1 to...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th May 2023, 12:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,226
Posted By RAMBA
It is becoming almost impossible. Or quotes are...

It is becoming almost impossible. Or quotes are so high it is not worth it.
Forum: European Armoury 24th May 2023, 10:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,907
Posted By RAMBA
It sold on ebay for 720 USD.

It sold on ebay for 720 USD.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 10th May 2023, 12:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,062
Posted By RAMBA
A cabin in the woods for yourself and collection...

A cabin in the woods for yourself and collection only.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd April 2023, 05:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,907
Posted By RAMBA
German shield (rondache)?

Hello,
Not my area but could this "old Shield" be a German shield (rondache), 16th century? 58cm across and around 7kgs.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2023, 10:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,688
Posted By RAMBA
Yes, 70s or 80s souvenir curio for the traveller....

Yes, 70s or 80s souvenir curio for the traveller. Not for use.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2021, 06:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,404
Posted By RAMBA
Fascinating and there are clear common design...

Fascinating and there are clear common design elements in these examples. It may well be as it was when it arrived in Australia. It would seem a lot of work and quite difficult to execute after its...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th November 2021, 11:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,404
Posted By RAMBA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Cont...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Contingent

I believe it was attributed to being a "bring back" from the New South Wales Contingent.

"The New South Wales Contingent served in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2021, 01:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 16,888
Posted By RAMBA
A very early archaic kukri from around the second...

A very early archaic kukri from around the second half of the 18th Century. later scabbard.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2021, 01:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 16,888
Posted By RAMBA
The scabbard is likely earlier than the kukri...

The scabbard is likely earlier than the kukri here and both somewhere around the second quarter of the 20th century or maybe a bit later.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2021, 01:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,500
Posted By RAMBA
The kukri is around WW1 period - 1920s. Probably...

The kukri is around WW1 period - 1920s. Probably made in North India around Dehradun. looks dirty. Should clean up with some 0000 fine steel wool. Wax and grease remover and some time.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2021, 11:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,214
Posted By RAMBA
Earliest would be ww2 period and likely something...

Earliest would be ww2 period and likely something that came out of an Indian bazaar (market) originally. Brass bolster, poor fuller work and horn hilt etc. In relic condition because it has been...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2021, 08:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 10,495
Posted By RAMBA
I ran into a fellow collector of arms etc and we...

I ran into a fellow collector of arms etc and we were at an auction recently. We were discussing some of the clubs and other tribal weapons and he said 40 years ago he could by them for nothing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2021, 07:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 10,495
Posted By RAMBA
It is a nice piece. Lovely rich color to it and...

It is a nice piece. Lovely rich color to it and the new discovery of the shell bits in the root is nice. I have only just ventured into the world of Fijian clubs. I recently bought a 1st edition copy...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th December 2020, 09:29 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 15,065
Posted By RAMBA
Tourist trade items. 20th Century.

Tourist trade items. 20th Century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2020, 10:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,438
Posted By RAMBA
This type is shown as part of a belt setup in...

This type is shown as part of a belt setup in Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet.

A good resource is this book that can be downloaded free from the Met. Page 212...
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