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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2023, 05:08 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks so much Gav! This is really interesting...

Thanks so much Gav!
This is really interesting and I wish we could see the blade to see these makings in configuration as this sounds like it could be an anomaly as far as VOC blades.
If I recall...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th March 2023, 08:31 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you Gav and Jeff for reviving this thread! ...

Thank you Gav and Jeff for reviving this thread!
When I began this in 2014, my goal was to learn more on the blades with VOC markings, and how widely diffused they were through the 'Indies' and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2014, 11:07 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Well noted Alan!!! and it is of course quite...

Well noted Alan!!! and it is of course quite relative. If I tell one of these 'young' people I still remember 19 cent gasoline they look at me like I'm from another planet :)
In perspective it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2014, 08:20 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Maurice, thank you for posting this! This is...

Maurice, thank you for posting this! This is exactly the shellguard form I had indicated apparently made in Solingen (in many cases) for the VOC, and the one I saw was dated 1685 (with the quad...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2014, 04:02 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you so much Alan for that perfectly...

Thank you so much Alan for that perfectly detailed explanation and that is important to know in evaluating the presence of VOC blades in various weapons throughout these regions. Actually that does...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2014, 11:05 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you very much Erik, and it sounds like you...

Thank you very much Erik, and it sounds like you were well on the way to a most promising article. With what you are saying, and I would defer to your knowledge on these weapons as these are far out...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2014, 05:23 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Alan, I am so delighted to have your input here,...

Alan, I am so delighted to have your input here, and of course I recognize the cautions you exercise in speculations as professionalism has always been your hallmark. The example you have shared is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2014, 02:16 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Well observed David, thank you.

Well observed David, thank you.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2014, 08:27 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Good point Maurice, and important to note here...

Good point Maurice, and important to note here that representation of animals in a totemic sense extends to prehistoric times, and often individuals and later clans adopted the image of various...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2014, 02:53 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Maurice and Ibrahiim, thank you guys so much for...

Maurice and Ibrahiim, thank you guys so much for all these images and the excellent context they bring into the discussion! and Kai, Willem and Sajen than you for the outstanding support here. Indeed...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2014, 07:36 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Talking OH NO!!!!!!

OH NO!!!!!!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2014, 04:15 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you so much for the support guys!!! All of...

Thank you so much for the support guys!!! All of you are in key position to learn more on these blades, and asomotif has noted, hopefully this thread will archive the topic of the VOC blades for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2014, 07:46 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
VOC BLADES: A comprehensive look

Presently we are discussing the Sinhalese kastane on a concurrent thread and one of the features which seems to arise on many examples are the blades marked VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indisch Compagnie)...
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