Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2023, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2023, 04:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2023, 03:42 PM
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Afghan "Khyber" knives for identification
Added these two to my collection today. My knowledge mainly is concerned to Indonesian weapons but I started reading a lot here on the forum.
My assessment based on what I found on the forum so...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2018, 07:34 PM
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No other input?
So probably an European...
No other input?
So probably an European mameluke military style sword. In this case a wild combination of shamshir and European design.
Handle also shows signs of long term use so would guess...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2018, 06:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2018, 02:05 PM
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Shamshir ID help needed
Hi, just came across this shamshir, any ideas on age and or region?
Seems to have age, no markings on the blade which seems to be well made but sharpened a lot over time.
Thanks for looking and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2018, 12:29 PM
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close up of markings
No ricasso that belongs either. Here a close up of the markings. It came in a small groups of weapons with also two Tulwar but also Western military sabres...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2018, 11:48 AM
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Arabic blade with makers mark? Help needed
Who can tell me what this blade is?
A recent amateur handle was added so I did not include it in the photo (it only distracts from the blade)
One side has a double groove the other a single....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2017, 02:12 PM
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Aceh and Gayo status weapons
A short overview in my blog. This is based on an article I published in 2011. Comments to improve the content of the article are more than welcome.
Regards, Erik
Short overview of 19th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2017, 02:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2017, 07:10 PM
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Superb piece that is but and it seems all...
Superb piece that is but and it seems all correct! But not typical either not sure what to think about the handle. Maybe the conclusion is we still know little about the Gayo variations....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2017, 01:37 PM
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Crowns and gold inlay
Adding to the luxury, gold inlay on the blade as well....after all this time since the start of this thread still hunting for crowns :)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2017, 08:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2017, 09:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2017, 12:22 PM
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Batak spear - Lembing Raja
Small write up about these rare spears, enjoy the reading
https://erikscollectables.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/a-spear-for-batak-rulers-the-lembing-raja/
Regards, Erik
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2014, 07:15 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th March 2014, 07:56 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th March 2014, 09:45 PM
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I understand and what I was looking for is the...
I understand and what I was looking for is the following
a) is there an specific/established dapur for this kerisform (and if so what is it)?
b) has the end curve of the ganja wilut broken of or...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th March 2014, 02:51 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th March 2014, 02:49 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th March 2014, 06:30 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd March 2014, 07:51 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd March 2014, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 42
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For my collection I have a preference for keris...
For my collection I have a preference for keris that have been in the Netherlands from the end of the Dutch Colonial period of Indonesia or before so 1950 or earlier - I think this concept is only...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd March 2014, 03:41 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st March 2014, 07:28 AM
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