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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 05:09 PM
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Posted By milandro
I think we agree that the thunderbolt is used in...

I think we agree that the thunderbolt is used in several countries, although the German one most closely resembles the one on the sword's guard.

Telegraphy corps was certainly the closest ancestor...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 01:45 PM
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Posted By milandro
well, I found quite a few armies with similar...

well, I found quite a few armies with similar insignia for radio communication specialist

The German army has the closest resemblance


But the workmanship of the guard is very very crude , I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 08:15 AM
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Posted By milandro
as said before this is an insignia common among...

as said before this is an insignia common among several armies in the world depicting a radio operator

the brass badge is by a RFC radio operator, the other one, probably Luftwaffe, is pretty...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2024, 02:03 PM
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Posted By milandro
I would call this " lightning symbolism" on the...

I would call this " lightning symbolism" on the guard , thunderbolts if you wish has a military connection with this symbol is communications, Telegraphists, Radio officer
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd April 2024, 07:59 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,386
Posted By milandro
I have had one bad experience sending through a...

I have had one bad experience sending through a friend 2 blades to an address in Bali the blades got lost, but actually it was largely my friend's fault.

On the contrary I have had several...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st April 2024, 03:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,408
Posted By milandro
Just to clarify, I didn't intend to say the...

Just to clarify, I didn't intend to say the blade was 40 years old but that it was from the '40, could be 80 years could be 100 If you have reasons to think it is older that may be
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2024, 02:12 PM
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Views: 1,294
Posted By milandro
SE Asian spears are very refined and certainly...

SE Asian spears are very refined and certainly not flat.

I even doubt this " spear" , for lack of a better word, is forged. it may be simply shaped
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2024, 10:20 AM
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Views: 1,408
Posted By milandro
this appears to be a Tilam Upih Dhapur,...

this appears to be a Tilam Upih Dhapur, straight, so, Lurus , kris with a WOS Wutah pamor.

It is in the Jogjakarta style. The mendak looks copper but probably is made of some other material but...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th March 2024, 09:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,377
Posted By milandro
the one in my possession is not an antique but I...

the one in my possession is not an antique but I concur in calling it " vintage" as often happens in the Netherlands the person whom sold it to me told me his father acquired during the independence...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th March 2024, 06:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,377
Posted By milandro
see my example

see my example
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2024, 04:53 PM
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Views: 1,915
Posted By milandro
if you follow the link I gave it says that the...

if you follow the link I gave it says that the ram's head was introduced in 1925 and kept for the 20th century.

The French domination of Morocco started in 1912 and ended in 1956


it says...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2024, 11:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,915
Posted By milandro
but regardless to whom they were given they...

but regardless to whom they were given they cannot fight the passing of time and this really doesn't look that old, old metal ages and this looks very crispy


I think that they may very well be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2024, 09:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,915
Posted By milandro
if this is an old piece the color of the metal...

if this is an old piece the color of the metal and the fact that it shows as being very crisply chiselled would be extraordinary. There is no sign of use and that would be extraordinary in an old...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 27th March 2024, 11:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,782
Posted By milandro
I think this is a Toba Batak object related to...

I think this is a Toba Batak object related to the one I've just posted in a thread on the Naga Morsarang . You have. about with an horse and several people in bronze.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 27th March 2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,377
Posted By milandro
Toba Batak Naga Morsaran

I am about to receive one of these very interesting objects. They are found in a variety of types varying from the ones made from carved buffalo horn and wooden Lind in the shape of a Sea Horse with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2024, 02:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,369
Posted By milandro
I would say this is a Papua New Guinea Atatl (or...

I would say this is a Papua New Guinea Atatl (or whatever word is more appropriate)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,518
Posted By milandro
if the ganja is in fact connected and not...

if the ganja is in fact connected and not separate and in doing so being vestigial, this looks like a post WWII kris


seen the tape the previous owner must have been an electrician;)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th March 2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,386
Posted By milandro
incredibly strange , although I cannot claim any...

incredibly strange , although I cannot claim any in depth knowledge , my gut feeling is that this is a kris which was , as A.G. Maisey writes, a heavily modified kris, by someone outside the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd March 2024, 09:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,789
Posted By milandro
well, since your request appears to have been...

well, since your request appears to have been unanswered , I'd try to have a go.

Your krises aren't made yesterday , that is for sure, but to exactly determine how old they are would be very...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st March 2024, 07:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,039
Posted By milandro
I would like to understand the aversion to the...

I would like to understand the aversion to the use of salt in light of the fact that here lots of people etch krises by using salt, sulphur and rice water....

How is that salt any different from...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th March 2024, 10:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,039
Posted By milandro
the paint , assuming that that is paint, can be...

the paint , assuming that that is paint, can be removed also from hot water alone. Maybe it is peech and hot water would work too.

There is also a chance that it won't come off and then other...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 08:24 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,226
Posted By milandro
well, obviously , there are arguments to be made...

well, obviously , there are arguments to be made in both directions.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 02:28 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,226
Posted By milandro
Quite the opposite Bronze is harder than...

Quite the opposite

Bronze is harder than brass and more brittle than brass.

...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 04:26 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 18,576
Posted By milandro
these are some new interesting videos from...

these are some new interesting videos from theKonservasi Museum Sonobudoyo from Yogyakarta


https://www.sonobudoyo.com/id/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s303D47pQ8
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,290
Posted By milandro
most of the spears from Kenia that I have owned...

most of the spears from Kenia that I have owned and seen would have no problem to be used as a functional spear, their metal is forged not welded but the reality is that , aside from the millions...
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