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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd December 2025, 04:40 PM
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Posted By drac2k
Great looking paddles! The ends of the handles...

Great looking paddles! The ends of the handles remind me of the Somali Billao daggers that some say represented stylized minarets.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2025, 07:29 PM
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Posted By drac2k
Thanks to all for your comments.As Jim noted the...

Thanks to all for your comments.As Jim noted the guard certainly has that "butterfly knife look," however the scabbard fits only one weapon and it will not accommodate a second one.It may have been...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2025, 06:09 AM
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Posted By drac2k
That would be my second guess, however based on...

That would be my second guess, however based on the crude blade fullers, the style of the guard, the bosses holding the handle in place, and the scabbard, I'm still leaning towards Chinese.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2025, 09:49 PM
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Posted By drac2k
Chinese River Pirate's Knife?

This strikes me as being a Chinese River Pirate's Knife, even though it does not have the typical blade configuration.It measures 17" long.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st December 2025, 02:08 PM
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Views: 4,676
Posted By drac2k
It certainly has that Colonial Spanish flair.I...

It certainly has that Colonial Spanish flair.I like your theory about the writing having the same look as your Kaskara; based on the script's appearance, not only does it look the same to me,but I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2025, 01:31 PM
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Posted By drac2k
"Necessity is the Mother of Invention."I guess if...

"Necessity is the Mother of Invention."I guess if the threads are Standard, it might be an older repair, due to the long affiliation the United States has had with the Philpipines;JIS threads could...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2025, 02:58 PM
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Views: 7,012
Posted By drac2k
Thank you all for your insightful comments.I...

Thank you all for your insightful comments.I think , based upon what I have heard here,is that at one time this was a nice Kris, however through time, misuse, or even it having been acquired by a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2025, 05:07 AM
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Views: 7,012
Posted By drac2k
Thanks so much Guys! I would also like to know...

Thanks so much Guys! I would also like to know what the inscription is.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2025, 02:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,012
Posted By drac2k
Any chance of getting a picture of the drawing?

Any chance of getting a picture of the drawing?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th November 2025, 10:39 PM
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Views: 7,012
Posted By drac2k
That it could have been a kris at one time is...

That it could have been a kris at one time is just a guess;I'm open to other/all suggestions.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2025, 09:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,012
Posted By drac2k
Repurposed Something or Another Knife?

I recently acquired this knife that is a composite. The blade looks like it could have been a Kris at one time or another and it has traces of silver inlay.
It is attached to a basic wooden handle....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2025, 12:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,168
Posted By drac2k
And so it goes;how many times have we sold...

And so it goes;how many times have we sold something that we lament for years afterwards,lol? I'm sure that there must be some type of medical term for that condition.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2025, 05:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,168
Posted By drac2k
Real old Formosan edged weapons are rare and very...

Real old Formosan edged weapons are rare and very desirable, however I can not even imagine the rarity of one of their clubs;this is the first one that I've seen!
Congratulations on a wonderful...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd October 2025, 08:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,696
Posted By drac2k
Thanks! Now all I need to do is find a gong!

Thanks! Now all I need to do is find a gong!
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st October 2025, 08:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,696
Posted By drac2k
Unknown Instrument

I recently purchased a lot with these items in it,I'm guessing that they are some type of instrument to strike a gong, etc. They measure approx. 9" long and the heads are solid;I.m not sure if they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th October 2025, 09:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 25,209
Posted By drac2k
Well said!! I have often thought that these...

Well said!! I have often thought that these materials that are confiscated by governments should be cataloged, micro chipped, serial numbered and certificated.The items can then be resold and the...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2025, 10:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,305
Posted By drac2k
I don't want to belabor the argument, however...

I don't want to belabor the argument, however "Theatre Knives," are not the sole dominion of the "US or GI's." Just today I received a WW2 Japanese fighting Knife, made from the end of a French M1866...
Forum: European Armoury 10th October 2025, 03:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,305
Posted By drac2k
Hotspur, that is one heck of a Spring...

Hotspur, that is one heck of a Spring Cleaning!What a wonderful collection!
I myself am a fan ot the "theatre Knife," whether it be a Civil War Bowie to a WW2 Dagger.Some are no better than "Prison...
Forum: European Armoury 9th October 2025, 01:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,305
Posted By drac2k
One of the variations made by...

One of the variations made by E.G.W(E.G.Waterman), out of N.Y.;usually they will be marked "EGW."
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st October 2025, 03:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 24,590
Posted By drac2k
How about "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner,"...

How about "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner," by Warren Zevon?
Forum: European Armoury 28th September 2025, 07:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 25,010
Posted By drac2k
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2025, 08:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 14,598
Posted By drac2k
Thanks,they are well used.They have that rich...

Thanks,they are well used.They have that rich glossy oily patina and some dings, etc. not shown.The war club has a great feel to it.On a previous post on this forum I read that the designs on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2025, 07:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 14,598
Posted By drac2k
Two Australian Clubs to Share

I recently picked up these clubs.The longest one measures 45" and it is extremely heavy and dense.A single blow from it would prove fatal.
Forum: European Armoury 24th September 2025, 05:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 25,010
Posted By drac2k
Thanks!You are probably right;I lazily use pike,...

Thanks!You are probably right;I lazily use pike, halbred, and spontoon interchangeably because I am not well versed enough to know the difference.The longer blade could almost be Chinese in...
Forum: European Armoury 19th September 2025, 02:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 25,010
Posted By drac2k
Thanks, those were my thoughts as well;any idea...

Thanks, those were my thoughts as well;any idea of the country of origin and the approx. age?
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