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5th November 2006, 06:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd November 2006, 05:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 06:03 PM
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on 'restoration'
funny, I was actually thinking about restoration yesterday, while looking at japanese swords (and seeing so many either being sold as bare blades or with very poor fittings (or WW2 fittings, which I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2006, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 19
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web gallery software
Hi Bill,
You may want to check out "Gallery" - a PHP-based photo gallery software that allows you to add descriptions to photos and group by album (and nest albums)
I know there are hosting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2006, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 4
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A few random things...
(thanks Mark!)
some random things: from the top a Masai knife (sword) and Masai Spear (purchased in winter of 97/98 by a friend for a few american T-shirts)
then an unknown club/sports...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th October 2006, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 39,758
1/3rd of a century on March 26th.
33 in...
1/3rd of a century on March 26th.
33 in November.
My work desk ages me more than my years...
I am amazed by the collectors younger than myself, as when I was that age I collected bad...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2006, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 13
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fighting style
It seems like a full knuckle guard could get in the way of some fighting styles, for example (from the movies... :P) if you switch hands while fighting a knuckle guard would really get in the way.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2006, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 20
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not the greatest shipping
I would think for a near-priceless ($17 million dollar) amulet, you could get better than parcel post - I mean why not even just throw in the overnight express?
hilarious
PS: does it protect...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2006, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2006, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 22
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You know, right up to the liking almost all...
You know, right up to the liking almost all ethnographic part, I would swear you were reading my mind...
I have too many interests - music, woodworking, computers, etc... so any weapon purchase is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2006, 01:22 AM
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Is it possible that the tests did not fully...
Is it possible that the tests did not fully capture the field value of a wootz blade? I see pattern welded blades as being very similar to wootz (at least the highly folded examples, like nihonto)...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2006, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 7
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yataghan?
I'm probably showing my idiocy here - the grip doesn't look like what I have seen with yataghans, but the blade profile seems almost right, not quite though - the more I look at it, the more I think...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2006, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,151
6cm - width of blade at hilt?
I interpreted the 6cm to be the width of the blade at the base (hilt)
I also agree that the hilt itself looks usable (and I have decently-sized hands)
j.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2006, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,984
Hello after a long hiatus
Hi all,
I have been off-forum for some time (since before the forum switch from ubb) and am only now getting back to this interest (now to convince my wife of the budgetary needs...)
I have been...
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