Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2019, 09:04 AM
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ashkenaz, I think most of the islands had the...
ashkenaz, I think most of the islands had the same design of tools that you would see as weapons among the moros. Its just that in times you wouldn't see the larger size for the same reason you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2019, 10:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2019, 06:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2019, 11:21 AM
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37 inch Visayan Kris?
https://imgur.com/a/GaT5vGg
I found this at an online auction, the description goes as"
"A mix of a Visayan Bolo and a Moro Kris? It is certainly of monstrous dimensions: 37 inches long (In...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2019, 11:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2019, 08:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2019, 01:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2019, 04:11 PM
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I think by the time Filipinos started using...
I think by the time Filipinos started using spanish steel, the use of swords mostly as weapons have died off as it was preferred that the natives and spainards used rifles or guns to fight the moros.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th March 2019, 07:53 PM
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I've actually never heard of any criticism...
I've actually never heard of any criticism towards Scott's works, in fact he was the one that debunked the Code of Maragtas or "code of kalantiaw". When Scott was examining prehispanic sources for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2019, 08:16 PM
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There is a source from a document on the...
There is a source from a document on the pre-hispanic blades of Filipinos by William Henry Scott recorded in his book "Barangay"
It was recorrded in his book that the major source of iron used was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2019, 09:33 AM
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Ian,
I think this stigma comes from how...
Ian,
I think this stigma comes from how Filipino blades aren't seen on the same level as other asian blades with only the moro weapons being the exception. From sources that I have seen from books...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2019, 11:55 PM
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Any sources on non-moro Philippine forging?
I'm not sure if this was brought up before but, seems to be a narrative around that the best or working Filipino blades are only of moro origin....
That the use of cast iron along with the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2018, 07:13 AM
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Another thing I'd like to add is that,...
Another thing I'd like to add is that, "Lapu-Lapu" who I'm assuming is a Visayan used what is described as a "scrimitar but only larger" in relation to long blades being used by Visayans.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2018, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,532
Ian,
Thank you for your input. In...
Ian,
Thank you for your input. In regards to the pictorial evidence, the link I posted earlier was on a kampilan that apparently was of Visayan creation? I'd imagine that if the kris sword was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2018, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 12
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Hello Ian,
There has been a previous...
Hello Ian,
There has been a previous thread that talks about a kampilan potentially being Visayan, which is here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4469
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2018, 04:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2018, 09:34 PM
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Visayan barong?
Didn't really know that the visayans used barongs.
Since there seems to be a visayan barong, then its probably safe to assume that Filipinos like the Visayans used the Kampilan and the Panabas...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2018, 06:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2018, 10:27 PM
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Interesting video on the kampilan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZYMnqfWDrY&t=18s
I'm sure many of you are familiar with the show "forged by fire" which encompasses the idea that they re-create historical weapons and test them...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2018, 06:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th October 2018, 10:40 PM
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Any books or sources for Visayan longswords
The only sources I have for visayan longswords and other weapons are:
- William Henrys scotts: Barangay
- The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55
1690-1691 Explorations by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th October 2018, 08:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2018, 10:36 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2018, 09:04 PM
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Thanks
Thanks for the article, is there any way you could also post a link or the pdf for it, I would like to use it for future references in essays, arguments and research.
With gratitude, Shazam.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2018, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,042
New to the forums here, thanks for the pdf.
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New to the forums here, thanks for the pdf.
One of the things that caught my eye was his analysis on the quality of weapons they produced.
"The blades are by no means of equal temper or...
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