Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2024, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,826
Hadn't Considered Farming
Ian,
I hadn’t thought about a possible agricultural use but yes, I can see that as a distinct possibility. The only problem that I have with the tool scenarios (either kitchen or agricultural) is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2024, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,826
Extreme Plamenko?
Hi All,
I picked up this knife the other day at a flea market and can’t decide whether it was intended for fighting, camping, or kitchen. I said to the seller that I was sure that it was from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2024, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,403
Not Tourist To Me
Sajen,
I think what we have here is two different definitions of tourist koumya. I wouldn’t classify any of the five pieces you show as tourist and would be quite happy to have like items in my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2024, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,403
Thanks For the Responses
Thanks to all who have responded,
On the first blade close-up on my initial post I do see the differential heat treatment on both edges but to me, the section between the two edges shows a different...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2024, 01:17 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,403
Plain Koumya, Not Tourist, For Sure Damascus
Rick,
Here are two rather unadorned koumya from my collection. Unlike the subject of the current discussion, these two koumya have all of the expected construction features (hilt ferrule over sheath...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2024, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,403
Mechanical Damascus Koumya Blade
Hi All,
Over the years I have seen a few koumya with the sheath finial missing (photo 1). I have always passed them up as too much trouble to repair for the asking price and quality. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2024, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,644
Dha
Hi AHite,
It looks like a dha from south east Asia to me.
Sincerely,
RobT
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2024, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,013
The Hilt is Loose
Hi All,
I got the hilt loose. The round tang hole was tapered to fit a keris tang, so the hilt appears to have been deliberately made for a keris. The hole is a hair less than 3” (7.62cm) deep ....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2024, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,205
My Rationale
Mark M,
Using the nature of the koummya lugs and suspension rings is my personal working hypothesis that I use to assess the age of a koummya. It is by no means etched in stone. I have provided an...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st March 2024, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,013
Add'l Photo
A. G. Maisey,
I understand your concern about the heat gun but, after having dismantled and stripped all the woodwork in our Victorian house (including the stairway), I can say without boasting,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2024, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,205
Eric Says 20th Century
Sajen,
I said that, “I have also never seen what I consider a 19th century koummya with the rings riveted to the lugs.” In the chapeau de gendarme text below the picture, Eric Claude dates his...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2024, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,205
Lugs Aren't Strong
Hi All,
Based on the nature of baldric rings and lugs, I would go with well post WWII for this piece. I have found that the older the piece, the larger and more sturdy the lugs and rings. The lugs...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,013
Thanks & Plans
Hi All,
Thanks to all for all the input.
When I first saw this piece, it was in the sheath and I thought to myself, what a small and slender Moro kris. Then I saw the blade and realized it was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2024, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
Facts & Theories
C4RL,
I believe, if you reread all of my posts in this thread, you will find that all of my statements regarding the relationship of my axe head and the OP's axe are clearly stated as suppositions...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2024, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 8
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Why Not the Other Way Round
Jim McDougall,
Previously, I have always heard the story that the koummya hilt takes its shape from Nazi Baselard hilted daggers. Your report that the koummya hilt may be based on the Italian...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd March 2024, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,013
Bali Keris Info & Advice Requested
Hi All,
This keris has what looks to me to be a rather straight forward, good quality, Balinese blade with good age. I count 15 luk and the blade is about 17.75” (45.085cm) long with a kelap...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2024, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 0
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Short Sword ID Requested
Hi All,
I recently got this chopper that the seller described as a middle eastern machete. I’m sure that it is neither middle eastern nor a machete but I haven’t a clue as to what it is. My best...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2024, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
More Than One Answer
C4RL,
Using the link you provided, I read through the discussion of your axe. Since, the profile of your axe head exactly matches the profile of the OP’s pierced axe head and my un-pierced “INDIA”...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2024, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
Good Image
C4RL,
Thanks for posting your three examples. This was what I was looking for when I asked other forum members to post relevant photos. To me, all three of the heads you show bear a remarkable...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2024, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
New Pics Posted
C4RL,
I believe that it is important that I address your last sentence first. I issued no challenge. Rather, I reported my findings and invited all interested parties to duplicate my efforts in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2024, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
No Close Match Found
C4RL,
I decided to take a look for myself so I did a google search using “viking axe head” as you suggested. While I did find some repros that matched the profile of the axe heads in this thread,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2024, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
Same Type
Sakalord 364,
Aside from its thickness and haft eye, my “India” stamped axe head is a virtually exact overlay for the two pierced axe heads that I have. The Pashtun people are present in large...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2024, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
Don't Count the Screw-tops Out
kronckew,
The use of shields and or chain mail was common in the sub-continent. I’ve not seen any axe head of the pierced variety that I believed robust enough to stand up to being used against...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2024, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,101
india Axe for Comparison
kronckew,
I have two of these axes (not as nice as yours) and I wonder if they weren’t made for the native population rather than for the bring back market. The pierced and inlaid heads appear to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2024, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,644
No Complete Match
kronckew,
Your post neatly sums up the two problems I have with my club. Problem one for me is that, although my club has elements in common with clubs from both South America and various Pacific...
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