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13th June 2014, 12:24 PM | #1 |
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As far as India goes, the most commonly seen striking weapon is the lathi (now common in polycarbonate), but these were traditional too:
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13th June 2014, 02:07 PM | #2 | |
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i am referring specifically to clubs . like the shillelagh in ireland.. although this is just a tourist souvenir.. where as in thailand one could go to any large shopping centre and pick up a khom-fag so my question is .. what other countires are such weapons still prsent and generally available. not as some exotic matrial arts weapon but just an everyday tool |
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13th June 2014, 02:59 PM | #3 |
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Although not really a weapon, the folk-art "mace" is alive and well in Ukraine. I'm sure KraVseR can elaborate.
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13th June 2014, 07:00 PM | #4 |
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haha yespopular in russia also , most or many of them are made in prisons. ive seen decorative ones from plexi glass. textolite and stainless steel
theyer some sovie era folk art prison kitch thing. ams with those hatchets you may find from the soviet union with steel shafts and stacked handles. :0 |
29th June 2014, 09:35 PM | #5 |
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just noticed this thread, last year i bought a filipino club that looks a lot like those in the first post, it's made of gijo wood (?), a type of iron wood. 26" long
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22nd July 2014, 04:54 PM | #6 |
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hey thanks interesting Philippine club have you more pictures? what is the philipino name?
how is the shaft shaped? is it sharp like a blade or squared off?? i have never seen such a Filipino club before on a side not there is some speculation in thailand about the khom-fag clubs origin if it was introduced by chinese or where it comes from because firstly, it originats only in central thailand.. and second it is a carpenters product. never a police tool , never a weapon of war.. and thridly, chinese had an edged cudgel in the past of iron or of wood something like a wooden sword.. such a weapon might have been introduced in the 19th centuar with mass immigration from china to thailand and developed into the more simple form of the thai khom-fag found today... although im not sure, chinese cudgel is very different in function more like a short heavy wooden sword .. with a handle , even some have a handle wrapping of silk |
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