Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2021, 10:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2021, 11:19 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2021, 11:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2021, 03:48 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2021, 07:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th July 2021, 11:28 PM
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Agree.
Mambisa/Mabendi sheat; those knives...
Agree.
Mambisa/Mabendi sheat; those knives are hard to find,
a complete knife should look like this.
(Ratzel 1895; Wolf-Dieter Miersch collection; and 2 examples found on the net)
The Konda...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2021, 06:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2020, 08:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2020, 12:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 10:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2020, 03:22 PM
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Nice sword!
I agree it's probably a...
Nice sword!
I agree it's probably a commemorative date.
I have a similar one, dated 1810, with reference to sultan Muhammad al-Fadl, who indeed reigned between ca. 1801 and 1838.
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th June 2020, 01:08 PM
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Mandingo
For sale:
MANDINGO sword
67cm
Available 50€ (+ shipping)
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th June 2020, 01:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2020, 09:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2020, 08:44 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th March 2020, 11:18 AM
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Forum: Swap Forum
29th February 2020, 01:34 PM
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Hmong knife, Birma
Talismanic knife, Hmong people.
Golden Triangle, Birma
25cm
Bone, but might be marine ivory (I don't know).
100€ shipping in Europe included.
No shipping outside the EU due to the material.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2020, 12:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2020, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,876
Thanks Kai, Alan & Rick!
The pole is a simple...
Thanks Kai, Alan & Rick!
The pole is a simple wooden stick, I guess same age as the scabbard. I’ll make a picture tomorrow in daylight. The methuk doesn’t seem to be a separate piece.
Curious about...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2020, 04:03 PM
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Tombak spearhead
I bought this tombak spearhead out of curiosity (29 cm).
Was mounted on a simple wooden stick (total length ca. 150 cm).
Not my region of interest, but I did some homework.
Could be Javanese?...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
9th January 2020, 12:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2019, 03:00 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2019, 12:10 PM
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Nimcha markings
Hi guys, a classic Nimcha with rhino handle.
...and a bunch of markings!
I read some old topics and it seems it's not easy to determine the origin of this blade or its markings...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2019, 12:09 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2019, 04:26 PM
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Mahdist sword calligraphy
I recently bought this Mahdist blade, cheap and rather out of interest.
Blade measures 70cm, forged but is rather weak.
But than again, these were not used to fight but serve a talismanic...
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