Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2010, 05:52 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2010, 04:29 AM
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I agree it's 12 4 numerals, but I don't think...
I agree it's 12 4 numerals, but I don't think it's a date... 124 years past 0 on the Islamic Calendar is 741 CE, and I've just spent twenty minutes trying to puzzle out what else it could be. I'd...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2010, 11:23 AM
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I'm glad you like it, and sorry- I did what I...
I'm glad you like it, and sorry- I did what I could for pictures. Figured someone on here would probably get it, and glad to see I was right. I personally picked it out of an estate auction I was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2010, 04:09 AM
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I'd be very curious to see, more clearly, what...
I'd be very curious to see, more clearly, what look like inscriptions on the blade. I get a Thai vibe from it, but I've got a friend who's deeply into collecting Thai weapons, so I might just be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th July 2010, 05:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2010, 11:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2010, 11:03 PM
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It's a Najava, as freebooter said. Distantly...
It's a Najava, as freebooter said. Distantly related to knives like the Laguiole. I think the seller just threw "SWORD" into the title as a searchterm hook to try to get more exposure. Worked,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2010, 05:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th June 2010, 06:03 AM
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If I might, whatthehell, that barrel band and...
If I might, whatthehell, that barrel band and bipod sure looks like it's adapted from a Japanese Type 99. Definite, impressive migration of parts and recycling or improvisation if that's the case.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2010, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 9
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Just to be fussy, the photos posted of Turk...
Just to be fussy, the photos posted of Turk bayonets are of the 1935 reworked, ten-inch blades. The original Turkish 1903 blades were "quillback" like the German S98, and featured a stiffening rib...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2010, 03:02 AM
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Actually, the ball-tipped crossguard on the...
Actually, the ball-tipped crossguard on the second (white handled) blade more closely resembles the Turkish 1903 quillback bayonet, but I agree the longer one appears a native blade in the style of a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2010, 07:01 AM
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I'm just used to ornate toughras and the style...
I'm just used to ornate toughras and the style seemed not implausible. I tend to stick with the mass-produced martial blades for the simple reason that I can't for the life of me tell trash from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2010, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 5
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Tourist or treasure?
This is coming up for auction in a few days locally, and while my instincts say "Good, spend lots of money!", I figured I should enquire of you guys first. Looks to me to probably be Ottoman and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2010, 09:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2010, 04:09 AM
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Nope, sorry, no discernible arsenal markings...
Nope, sorry, no discernible arsenal markings anywhere on the blade or tang.
Somebody else who looked at this on another forum said it maybe read Mitsusabu or Mitsuzo as the maker.
Here's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2010, 07:20 AM
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Katana blade
I'm fairly sure this is a WW2 vintage Japanese officer swordblade, rather than a rarer or earlier example, but I'm still curious as to maker and provenance.
I picked it up at an auction for a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2010, 09:51 PM
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Siamese? Sword pair
Dunno, the motif seems Thai, but I'm guessing based on limited experience. Owner said they thought they were Phillipine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/Vaarok/IMG00061-20100101-1605.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2009, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2009, 03:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2009, 01:39 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2009, 12:26 AM
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A rough guesstimate on those dimensions is the...
A rough guesstimate on those dimensions is the best I can do without going back to check. I'd say based on when I held it, thirty-four inches overall, about twenty-five less the hilt, by four inches...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2009, 04:20 AM
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A Barong and a whazit?
Friend got these at an estate sale, and wasn't even sure they weren't tourista. I thought they were neat, and spotted the faint inking on the scabbard of the second that appeared to read 2-03-1945. I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2009, 02:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2009, 01:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th September 2009, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 5
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Barong-ish machete-ish dunno-what
I've gotten a first option on a small collection of bladed weapons from an estate, and while I can identify all the bayonets (whee, hunnret dollar Ross rifle bayonet!!!!111one) , I'm always curious...
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