Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2013, 11:06 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2012, 07:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st November 2012, 04:52 PM
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A hirschfanger named Marie
Hello Everyone,
here is a piece i would like to hear your opinions about.
The well balanced sword is 59cm long with a staghorn hilt and a rather massive cross-guard. But the interesting part...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2012, 02:23 PM
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Just for the records: a gunong with fittings of...
Just for the records: a gunong with fittings of similar style but of rather poor workmanship. I believe it has been made for the travellers market. The seller told me it was brought to europe by an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2012, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2012, 08:42 PM
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Hello Indianajones,
As i wrote i gave it...
Hello Indianajones,
As i wrote i gave it very long etch during cleaning about a year ago. The lamination was easily visible back then... sadly i didn't make any photos.
Then i scrubbed it with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2012, 08:21 PM
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Impressive collection, Dom!
Do you consider...
Impressive collection, Dom!
Do you consider the dagger in the lower right corner to be a flyssa.
I thought these things were mostly ceremonial (wedding nimcha).
btw. here is a photo of the only...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2012, 06:31 PM
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Ooppss, sorry. The last year was a quite busy...
Ooppss, sorry. The last year was a quite busy one and i'm just catching up on reading all the posts on this forum.
I built a test-setup large enough to contain a rusty crow-bar. As power-supply i...
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Forum: European Armoury
18th October 2011, 04:06 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th August 2011, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 7
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I think the symbolism on this thing is somehow...
I think the symbolism on this thing is somehow connected to the Order of the Bath. Tria juncta in uno (three connected in one) was/is their motto.
If the badge in the upper left has a rose in it, it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2011, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 5
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Hi Tom,
Thanks for the pointers!
It took...
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the pointers!
It took a while, but i finally discovered a picture of such a weapon in this old archived thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000867.html
Best...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2011, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 5
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Hi Charles,
Thank you! :)
A search for...
Hi Charles,
Thank you! :)
A search for "genoui" leads to a lot more information than a search for "janwi".
Yes, a shame that the scabbard is lost but on the other hand the
blade looks nice...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2011, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 5
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Is this a Janwi?
A few weeks ago i bought this in a bundle with two aceh swords.
However, this one is clearly not from SEA ;)
It looks a lot like a koumiyya from north africa with a very long straight blade....
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd August 2011, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 424
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Hi Michael,
Thanks for the remarks about the...
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the remarks about the 'source' of the weapons.
I didn't know (or even suspect) that it was questionable. :shrug:
Regarding the intentions of the people whose website i...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd August 2011, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 424
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2011, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 13,167
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd June 2011, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 13,167
It is definitely no repair. The sticks are too...
It is definitely no repair. The sticks are too small to stabilize a broken hilt or similar damage. If they were broader they could probably serve as some kind of shock absorber.
Aesthetically they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2011, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2011, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 13,167
Hello Tom,
Both stick have similar dimensions:...
Hello Tom,
Both stick have similar dimensions: 4mm wide, 2mm high, 95mm long, rectangular cross-section. They are made of wood. The binding looks like hemp and it is/was covered with tar/pitch of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2011, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 54
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Very nice Kris, the silver and the (ebony?)...
Very nice Kris, the silver and the (ebony?) pommel match perfectly :)
Howland published an article about the philippine insurrection. If you can find a copy this would make a nice addition to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2011, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 27
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The pommel does not appear to be turned around...
The pommel does not appear to be turned around and recarved. And I don't think recycling a wooden pommel makes sense. If it were of ivory or like Rons' kris of whale bone this would be more likely. ...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th June 2011, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 29
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Hello Alan,
You are correct if you want to...
Hello Alan,
You are correct if you want to set up a controlled process to manufacture nitrocellulose (gun cotton) which is relatively stable.
Just combining cotton and nitric acid by itself, may...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th June 2011, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2011, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 13,167
Hello Jose,
Thanks for the classification....
Hello Jose,
Thanks for the classification. :)
Maguindanao and early 20th century was also my guess but i was unsure because of the pommel and the "chopsticks" on the hilt.
The wooden sticks...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2011, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 13,167
Hello Gene,
Thanks, but the scabbard of your...
Hello Gene,
Thanks, but the scabbard of your kris is of a completely different quality. Your scabbard is well carved, has a polished surface and appears to be of good wood. I would bet its original...
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