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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2018, 11:42 AM
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Posted By sakimori
A restored sword from Yuan's dynasty. This kind...

A restored sword from Yuan's dynasty. This kind of swords were mainly brought by regime from Mongolia. This exhibit strike me with it's rather inaccurate restore work...
Shamshir like, nomad...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2018, 11:08 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
A saber with imported, German inscription blade....

A saber with imported, German inscription blade. I forgot to take the photo of the whole sword for some reason, so I spent some time to find the category? album? of the exhibition, and took one from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th October 2018, 06:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
A "straight sword" supposedly from north&west...

A "straight sword" supposedly from north&west region of China's Ming dynasty, shows a clear and strong influence from Tibetan culture but yet being very unusual comparing to most of the swords from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th October 2018, 05:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
:) Yes Will you really reminded me of that style...

:) Yes Will you really reminded me of that style of swords. I was not thinking in the right direction, apparently. Thank you for your suggestion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th October 2018, 05:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
Philip, I think I basically agree to what you...

Philip, I think I basically agree to what you said, though I might use a different expression while it's about details. Yes, in my views China in it's long history is more often accepting ideas and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2018, 05:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
Another less-fancy one.This type of guard did not...

Another less-fancy one.This type of guard did not exist till Qing's Dynasty--inspiration from cutlass and sabers of Europe.
Long sword with European guard,like the sample,is not very common--in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2018, 04:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
Philip, I hope we can agree that blade is a...

Philip,
I hope we can agree that blade is a important part of the blade.Compare to other Chinese swords in the similar period,you will get the idea:the sword is indeed is unique in it's own way....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2018, 11:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
:shrug: This sword was in the exhibition but was...

:shrug: This sword was in the exhibition but was not unsheathed for reasons I don't know,but I happened to have the pictures of it and I decided to share them anyhow...I hope the owner won't blame me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2018, 10:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
Another one,with significant features similar to...

Another one,with significant features similar to swords in Japan.
I guess there really isn't much to say about this one,except you can fell the influence from other culture in first look.I think...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2018, 10:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
Smile Thank you for your comment,AAA.Great opinion and...

Thank you for your comment,AAA.Great opinion and important information,apparently.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2018, 04:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
I'll star with this fancy-looking one from...

I'll star with this fancy-looking one from Japan(most likely).Museum and collectors who lend the sword note this one as a "tribute from Japan",but some other collectors I talked with generally think...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2018, 03:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,532
Posted By sakimori
photos from an temporary exhibition hosted in Arts&Crafts Museum of HangZhou,China

As described in the title,there was an exhibition took place in HangZhou which the exhibits were donated by many senior collectors over the country,which means it's a good opportunity to see&observe...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2018, 02:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,309
Posted By sakimori
To me it looks like ones in the study of the...

To me it looks like ones in the study of the house,might have similar use as desk knives(though I have to admit that I don't really know what you could do with a desk knife,except cutting paper)....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st March 2018, 03:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,735
Posted By sakimori
"广东省造光绪元宝每元当制钱十文"

So I ran some search and it seems this kind of coin is produced since 1887 and probably been using till 1912,published in the name of the Guangxu(光绪) Emperor.
Also,"广东省造" could translate into...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2018, 05:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,447
Posted By sakimori
"Jian" in this length is generally considered as...

"Jian" in this length is generally considered as "文房剑",which could roughly translate into "swords of the study room" and serve as playable art crafts,talismanic item,and perhaps(in those cases the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th December 2017, 12:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,726
Posted By sakimori
Doesn't look like much Chinese to me,judging by...

Doesn't look like much Chinese to me,judging by the fitting.If there is any possibility the pole arm was made in China,it's most probably crafted in the southern&western region. ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2017, 06:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,022
Posted By sakimori
Most impressive,and pretty handsomely. :)

Most impressive,and pretty handsomely. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2017, 07:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,365
Posted By sakimori
Love the pommel of "Makara"...great carving and...

Love the pommel of "Makara"...great carving and really COOL figure :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2017, 05:49 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 41,630
Posted By sakimori
Unhappy condolences

That is..truely..awful.Can't find better words.I had a kind of similar experience once blade point get cracked during shipping.It's always nice to add some extra protection for the package. :(
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2017, 05:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,880
Posted By sakimori
Really nice gunong and kris.Would love to see the...

Really nice gunong and kris.Would love to see the kris after polishing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2017, 07:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,951
Posted By sakimori
Hola,Kubur, After putting the words(盛常) on...

Hola,Kubur,
After putting the words(盛常) on YahooJapan and searched it,I believe it is the name of the bladesmith,since that indeed is a common(?)name of Japaneses.
:shrug: I am affraid of that is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2017, 05:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,470
Posted By sakimori
Great kris and great photos!Makes me want use it...

Great kris and great photos!Makes me want use it as wallpaper. :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2017, 04:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,164
Posted By sakimori
Very interesting sword.It makes me remind of...

Very interesting sword.It makes me remind of Japanese"heiho"short swords as well.The only thing I can be certain about is that I never seen something like this in China,so would be vote for SE...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2017, 04:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,742
Posted By sakimori
Thank your for your reply kamachate!It's great to...

Thank your for your reply kamachate!It's great to have you here sharing your experience :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2017, 02:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,742
Posted By sakimori
Thanks to you all!Thought i won't get any replys...

Thanks to you all!Thought i won't get any replys in this thread.Very educational. :) Learn something new everyday in this forum!
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