Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2022, 08:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th July 2022, 06:43 PM
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I am inclined to go with it being a heavily...
I am inclined to go with it being a heavily reshaped Philippine piece, not just from the squared tang but also the smooth finish. I am thinking a very damaged piece made useful again.
I will have a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2022, 11:25 AM
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What is this?
I was at Pudsey, Leeds Arms Fair yesterday, and I came back with this.... When it was first offered to me I thought it was a very very damaged and cut down Philippine Kris that had lost it's Gangya...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2022, 10:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2022, 07:16 PM
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On a previous thread there was a comment as to...
On a previous thread there was a comment as to what 10 rupees was worth in real terms, and being the sort of person I am I found out. In 1898 it comes out as £157 in modern UK money, and about $200,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2022, 10:53 AM
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Omani Khanjar ?
Arrived today, 07.07.22, bought via E-bay for a bargain price. E-bat restricts what can be sold in the UK, but the vendor called it a Jambiya, never used the word "blade" and in the pics kept it in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2022, 10:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th June 2022, 09:54 AM
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The style of painting indicates Indo-Persia as...
The style of painting indicates Indo-Persia as does the style of grip. Not typical of the area though so I would suggest the fringes of that cultural area. Being hide, I would discard the more humid...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2022, 11:58 PM
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25th June 2022, 11:53 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th June 2022, 02:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2022, 08:43 PM
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Your post reminded me to record this one of my...
Your post reminded me to record this one of my own. Plain Buffalo horn hilt, no scabbard, and bought as a "place holder" for the type.
Interestingly, on another site it claimed that plain wood was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2022, 04:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2022, 04:06 PM
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My latest African Spear Head
Arrived today, 09/06/22 so I can also share photo's I have taken as well as the vendors.
Sold as possibly Sudanese, which it may be.... but I am not altogether sold on that as the origin. Spiral,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2022, 09:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2022, 10:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2022, 09:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2022, 08:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2022, 10:41 AM
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Yemeni Jambiya a new purchase.
Ordered online and arrived today, hooray! Just as described by the vendor, and no real issues. I would put it in the category of a genuine item reworked or adapted for later use, and possibly for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2022, 11:08 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2022, 09:20 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd May 2022, 09:16 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2022, 11:27 PM
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We used to call it wigglework or wiggle work a...
We used to call it wigglework or wiggle work a traditional cheap and fast metal embellishment, but don't bother trying to reference it on google. All references are swamped by other irrelevant stuff...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2022, 09:21 AM
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