Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2024, 08:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th April 2024, 05:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 05:35 PM
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David and Detlef,
You are both much more...
David and Detlef,
You are both much more knowledgeable about keris than I am. Thank you for your thoughts. However, neither of you commented on the presence of a round tang versus a flat or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 18
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David, the issue of greneng, or the absence of...
David, the issue of greneng, or the absence of such, is an interesting one. The example shown here by Lief has some greneng, still visible but seriously worn down. Detlef's example similarly shows...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2024, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 18
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Examination of the tang with X-rays
Today I visited a veterinarian friend who has an X-ray machine. By cranking the machine up to 90kV and 0.5 mA I was able to get some very respectable views of the tang through the silver wrap on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2024, 08:24 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2024, 01:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2024, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2024, 04:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2024, 07:27 AM
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Strange knife
This truly unusual knife is unknown to me. It was in an auction that ended today and was decribed as Indonesian. I doubt that attribution. Perhaps southern Asia or mainland SE Asia.
Ideas,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2024, 03:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2024, 11:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2024, 08:26 AM
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Marc, the longitudinal fuller runs under the...
Marc, the longitudinal fuller runs under the "forte." This suggests to me that part of the repair consisted of a carefully fitted sleeve over the original forte and adjacent blade, then riveted in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2024, 08:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 18
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Thanks for all your comments so far.
I don't...
Thanks for all your comments so far.
I don't know whether early Malay kris differed from early Moro kris. I suspect they were fairly similar, as it has been postulated that the Filipino kris may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2024, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 18
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Hi Detlef.
Yes, the sampir could be a later...
Hi Detlef.
Yes, the sampir could be a later replacement and the horn spacer may have been used to fit the sampir more snugly. There is also evidence of an old band around the mid-scabbard that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2024, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 16
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Abu-Mansourah, I agree with Detlef. This piece...
Abu-Mansourah, I agree with Detlef. This piece could be 100 years old—never worn and placed in a drawer or cupboard where it was not subjected to any damage. The amount of oxidation was considerable...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2024, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 18
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A very, very old Moro kris
This was a recent purchase online from a British auction house.
It is obviously an archaic Moro kris, with the blade probably being older than the fittings. A very notable feature of the blade is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2024, 11:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2024, 11:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2024, 01:48 AM
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Australia allows genuine collectors with the...
Australia allows genuine collectors with the relevant license from a police commissioner to import and possess balisong, switchblades, and a wide variety of other prohibited weapons. However, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2024, 01:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2024, 01:31 PM
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WW,
The pommel resembles an old kakatua...
WW,
The pommel resembles an old kakatua style used on barung, which might suggest it had some proximity to Moro groups in its past. The guard looks Tagalog or Visayan. The blade looks fairly crude...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2024, 02:13 AM
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It is hard to part with fine pieces like these...
It is hard to part with fine pieces like these two. But I am getting old and don't wish to leave my family with the task of disposing of them. None of the kids has an interest in swords, knives, or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2024, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 11
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Battara, they are going to a collector who is a...
Battara, they are going to a collector who is a well known enthusiast and researcher of Filipino weapons. I have heard too many bad stories about trying to send items to museums in the Philippines....
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