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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 11:47 AM
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Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, Thanks for your comments. I...

Hi Detlef,

Thanks for your comments. I found this very interesting old thread showing some of your parangs from Halmahera:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8252

Would it be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2025, 01:45 PM
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Views: 253
Posted By DaveF
Maluku parang?

My latest acquisition arrived this morning. It was said to be a parang from Maluku. The blade (which could do with a clean) is 39 cm long. The handle is wood, with a small coral? inlay. the scabbard...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2025, 03:08 PM
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Posted By DaveF
Thanks Detlef.

Thanks Detlef.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2025, 12:40 PM
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Posted By DaveF
Would this also be a Sunda sword, and would the...

Would this also be a Sunda sword, and would the term "gobang" be appropriate?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2025, 12:19 PM
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Posted By DaveF
That looks like a nice, solid example of a...

That looks like a nice, solid example of a montagnard crossbow.
I've attached some photos of my example, a smaller, younger sibling of yours as it's span is only 59cm. My assumption about my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2025, 04:26 PM
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Views: 36,022
Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, I was just joking. I realise you...

Hi Detlef,

I was just joking. I realise you wouldn't want to part with your splendid shield, in fact It was the thread about your shield a couple of months ago that made me think about sharing the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2025, 10:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 36,022
Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, They certainly would, and it's...

Hi Detlef,

They certainly would, and it's very kind of you to offer the shield, but it would be wrong of me to accept. I'm sure you'd miss it from your collection. :D:D

Best,

Dave
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2025, 09:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 36,022
Posted By DaveF
Thanks for the comment, Ian. It's nice to have at...

Thanks for the comment, Ian. It's nice to have at least one thing in my collection that I know to be a product of great generosity, rather than spoils of war/conquest, which I assume to be more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2025, 09:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 36,022
Posted By DaveF
Detlef, Thanks for your comments and reassuring...

Detlef, Thanks for your comments and reassuring words regarding the white stuff. I'll continue to handle the arrows with great care.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2025, 01:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 36,022
Posted By DaveF
Mentawai bow, arrows and quiver.

Here's a Mentawai bow, arrows and quiver, dating from the mid-1990s. The guy I bought it from told me he had been travelling with his girlfriend in Sumatra in 1996 when they took a ferry to Siberut,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2024, 10:58 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 38,353
Posted By DaveF
Thanks, Maurice. I've a couple of swords with...

Thanks, Maurice. I've a couple of swords with black horn hilts that haven't cracked. Maybe they're not as old, or do some types of horn crack more readily than others?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2024, 10:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 38,353
Posted By DaveF
I'm afraid they've all got a crack, Martin....

I'm afraid they've all got a crack, Martin. They're not too bad and I've not tried to treat them other than regular rubs with raw lanolin in the hope that it'll reduce the chance of the cracks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2024, 07:48 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 38,353
Posted By DaveF
Here are my three Northern Sumatra/Aceh swords....

Here are my three Northern Sumatra/Aceh swords. From the top:

1. Co Jang
2. Sikin Panjang
3. Amanremu

The co jang and sikin panjang are laminated while the amanremu appears not to be, with an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2024, 10:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 36,492
Posted By DaveF
I've three semes with medial ridges and they all...

I've three semes with medial ridges and they all have an unsharpened section just down from the handle. I'd always assumed that this was because, being very tip-heavy, they would have been held by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2022, 07:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,799
Posted By DaveF
Kronckew, Thank you. Dave

Kronckew,

Thank you.

Dave
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2022, 03:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,799
Posted By DaveF
Help with knife IDs, please

I'd welcome advice on the origins of these two knives, please. Unfortunately I only have these images:

The first knife is about 7 inches long, with a leather sheaf. I understand the hilt is bone....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2022, 08:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,121
Posted By DaveF
mahratt, ariel, Jim, Thanks for your...

mahratt, ariel, Jim,

Thanks for your comments and for your thorough summary of the work behind the proper identification of the source of these swords, Jim.

When I first saw this sword it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2022, 08:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,121
Posted By DaveF
Another Black Sea Yataghan out of Africa

I acquired this a couple of days ago from a guy who does house clearances. It was part of a bunch of African weapons and artifacts that had been collected in Africa by the parent of one of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2021, 06:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,548
Posted By DaveF
Here's another karit ilang, aka Sangkit, for...

Here's another karit ilang, aka Sangkit, for reference purposes. Another thread showing these blades is here (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=231418#post231418).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2021, 07:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,700
Posted By DaveF
Hi Athanase, I agree about the recent repolish...

Hi Athanase, I agree about the recent repolish and sharpening but the lamination goes right to the edge. I think the scabbard is not that recent. It fits like a glove and looks and feels like it's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2021, 04:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,700
Posted By DaveF
Thanks Detlef. Not sure about the bevel on the...

Thanks Detlef. Not sure about the bevel on the blade. I've not seen any others with a bevel. I'm guessing it was added later.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2021, 05:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,700
Posted By DaveF
Here's mine. The handle is wood and the top of...

Here's mine. The handle is wood and the top of the scabbard is green horn.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 29th November 2020, 03:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 16,235
Posted By DaveF
It's a bit of a leap from collars used to stop...

It's a bit of a leap from collars used to stop working dogs having their throats ripped out to Zyclon B.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th November 2020, 05:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 16,235
Posted By DaveF
I've just come across this thread and offer a...

I've just come across this thread and offer a couple of photos of modern passive weapon dog collars from Turkey.

The first example (just like the medieval Hungarian example from ALEX) is from a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th October 2019, 07:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,965
Posted By DaveF
Yes, the wire at the base was clearly not of the...

Yes, the wire at the base was clearly not of the same calibre as the rest. I hadn't thought about the spike being a later addition, but it makes sense.
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