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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2013, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 478
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Dimasalang
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2013, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 878
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Dimasalang
There actually was one General of Aguinldos 1st...There actually was one General of Aguinldos 1st Republic I have seen and heard that carried what looked to be a Moro Kris. I have not found any information on this general at all. There were military... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2012, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,442
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Dimasalang
I'd like to add one more thing here:
That sword...I'd like to add one more thing here: That sword is AWESOME! That is all. :D |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2012, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 793
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Dimasalang
I also have one strikingly similar. Chiseled edge...I also have one strikingly similar. Chiseled edge makes it more so coming from the Visayas region. I also was told Panay. My guess would be these to be 30s or WWII(or a little after) production, but... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2012, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 774
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Dimasalang
You have any more info on your great-grandfathers...You have any more info on your great-grandfathers exploits in the Philippines? What branch, which units, or where he was stationed? :) Typically a lot of battles and skirmishes were documented. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2012, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,638
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Dimasalang
Blade vendors in the Philippines Ca.1913 selling...Blade vendors in the Philippines Ca.1913 selling what look to be similar knives. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2012, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
Possibly our hands are to big. They say the...Possibly our hands are to big. They say the average height of a male native of the Philippines in the early 1900s was 5'3". I'm 5'8. Maybe Ill have my wife try it out, shes 5'2", see how well it fits... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2012, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
Wow! Thanks for sharing Nacho! :D
I wish mine...Wow! Thanks for sharing Nacho! :D I wish mine had a date. :( Do you think ours were made by the same smith. The design, particularly the scabbards, are just so close to looking exactly alike. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2012, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
Thanks. I mentioned before, it is nice to see...Thanks. I mentioned before, it is nice to see these Visayan weapons finally getting some recognition, as I do believe the originals are more rare than Moro weapons, and are crafted just as well. BUT,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th May 2012, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
Hi Tim, if you look at the scabbard itself, it...Hi Tim, if you look at the scabbard itself, it would also tell you if it is a right hand or left hand sword...as the scabbard can only be worn on the right side or left side(it can't be both). For... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th May 2012, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
Wow what a price! :eek: Nice piece also. Do you...Wow what a price! :eek: Nice piece also. Do you guys think it commanded so much because it was a left hand version? :confused: Lookin at that price, now I don't feel so bad about buying this... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2012, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,594
Posted By
Dimasalang
All I have to add here.... WOW thats an awesome...All I have to add here.... WOW thats an awesome piece Ron!! :eek: :D |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2012, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,324
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Dimasalang
I always tend to believe this theory. While many...I always tend to believe this theory. While many folks(particularly outside the Philippines) would like to believe it is always either one or the other, black and white(with no gray area). Even... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2012, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 641
Posted By
Dimasalang
Very nice piece!
I've looked back through this...Very nice piece! I've looked back through this forum on the topic of those thin shaved pieces. For awhile many believed they were shaved tortoise shell. But now the consensus is they are shaved... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2012, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 533
Posted By
Dimasalang
Pawn Stars KrisJust got back from a vacation in Las Vegas. So I decided to pop in on the the Pawn Stars shop. :D I thought I'd see that ugly Kris they featured on the History Channel the other year(I actually made... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2012, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
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Dimasalang
Congrates on the awesome piece! :eek:
Can you...Congrates on the awesome piece! :eek: Can you let me know what wood oil you use? :D |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2012, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2012, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
I would say for a very long time most...I would say for a very long time most people(general public) just assumed a Philippine sword was either a Moro Barong, Kris, or Kampilan. With a few Luzon regular Bolos thrown in. I believe that is... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2012, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,096
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Dimasalang
Anyone here win this one[Talibong/Garab]?http://www.ebay.com/itm/160749245580?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Very nice piece. Was hoping someone here grabbed it. :D |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2012, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 800
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Dimasalang
Nice pick up! I would tend to believe the story...Nice pick up! I would tend to believe the story since the piece can be traced back to the estate along with other pieces of the period. :) Would be cool to actually trace Capt Lucien G. Berry... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2012, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 838
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Dimasalang
Very nice piece. And I believe you may have saved...Very nice piece. And I believe you may have saved this from falling in to the wrong hands of an owner who may have no clue what it is. ;) I'd actually disagree here. Horses were used extensively... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2012, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,862
Posted By
Dimasalang
Don't the recent ones have...Don't the recent ones have "Philippines" stamped in the blades? Or the scabbard saying Philippines with some special inlays. I see a lot of recent, even WWII blades this way. :p But I don't know. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2012, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 916
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Dimasalang
This is why I love this place. Rarely get to see...This is why I love this place. Rarely get to see these gems anywhere else. Awesome piece! Thanks for sharing! :D |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th December 2011, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 765
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Dimasalang
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2011, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,596
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Dimasalang
Wow, awesome piece! Thanks for sharing. One of...Wow, awesome piece! Thanks for sharing. One of the best looking Krises I've seen in here. |
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