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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Agree with Battara. Maguindanao, first half of the 20th C. The metal areas on the hilt and scabbard would benefit from polishing to bring out the sword in all its finery. Nice kris. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() You are most welcome Jim! There are people around with far more detailed knowledge than I have. Unfortunately, they don't post here. Perhaps they visit anonymously from time to time. SE Asia,... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Simple question, but not simple to answer. :( The origin of the Shan has been debated. Consensus seems to now be that they started in central/northern China, and were driven south by more... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Jim, That's a nice Shan dha and scabbard. The silverwork on the hilt and scabbard are typical Shan work. The hilt is a standard, three-part Burmese arrangement (ferrule-grip-ferrule), with the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Agree with much of what has been said above. The blade is much more like a long gunong than a kris, and a thin metal guard is a common feature on gunong. The blade features and the luk created by... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Very nice sword Rick. I look forward to hearing from our expert translators. |
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![]() Lee does a lot of behind-the-scenes work on this Forum that largely goes unnoticed. It's only when something major happens, like this recent event, that we realize just how much time and effort he... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi David, Interesting sword. Would you please post a picture of the entire sword. This is a requirement for submitting a request for translation of an inscription (as stated in the "sticky"... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Ian
![]() Hi Jim, The Koli people are still found in Gujarat today. I worked with a large group of them and studied the nutritional status of their children (which was surprisingly good compared with the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() In response to gp's question, I'm no authority on these daggers but it has been my understanding that these daggers are the form of jambiya used in southern Iraq, and that the style (particularly the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Several possibilities. Sometimes the silver is a silver wash over a copper alloy (brass). The yellowing comes through when the silver is dull (i.e., oxidized)--after polishing, the bright silver... |
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![]() Patrick, Congratulations on getting it to shoot. All pics need to be added as attachments. Ian |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Iain, A very elegant solution. Also three very nice Thai daab. I notice that a few folks appear to be storing swords in their scabbards. That has been a problem for me in that residual... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Welcome to the forum David. That's a lovely mace. I recall seeing a similar one in Egerton's book, and his extensive personal collection mostly ended up at the Victoria and Albert Museum, so maybe... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi H0ll0wman: Very nice gunong. It's unusual to see so much lamination in a gunong blade, probably because they are seldom etched. The wood is high quality banati (bunti) with good grain... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Yves, Thanks for sharing two more interesting blades. The first one needs better pictures. I cannot make out much detail at all from what you posted. The second one does look Tagalog... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Yves, Thanks for showing your Antipolo bolos. I have a smaller version with a nice horse head hilt carved from horn. Ian. . |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Just a formatting error I think--now adjusted to normal size. :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() The use of Philips head screws is very unusual. The narrower fuller is seen also on some Lilley Ames blades made under contract for the KNIL. Another minor anomaly is the slightly upturned tip... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi cel7. There is quite a lot of material on these pages regarding the "Dutch klewang" and its U.S. versions. You can find it through the Search function. Several U.S. companies produced these... |
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![]() TxHunt, Welcome to the Forum! Would you mind posting some dimensions of this piece? Also, some pictures of the writing that appears on the shaft just below the head of the axe would be... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi CNK1: Your question seems simple but, like so many questions about edged weapons in SE Asia, the answer is not so simple. The silver work, especially the design of the sheath and its... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Ken. Being sharpened on the concave edge puts them into the sickle-like category, and therefore common to many parts of the world. These both look like everyday tools from the Indian... |
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