Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2025, 09:32 PM
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Found these: 🙂
Dayak warrior/ chief.with...
Found these: 🙂
Dayak warrior/ chief.with shield.and sumpitan
And the legend about Ipoh / Upas tree:
In painting, this legend inspired a painting by Francis Danby painted around 1820: The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2025, 07:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2025, 11:39 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2025, 05:23 PM
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Hello,
Between the sending which took a long...
Hello,
Between the sending which took a long time
and the Christmas New Year holidays, ( HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!)
I am only now showing you the pictures,
for the darts, no doubt given the packaging...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th December 2024, 07:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th December 2024, 06:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th December 2024, 06:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th December 2024, 04:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2024, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 22
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Thank's a lot for nail it 😁😉
Yes one of the...
Thank's a lot for nail it 😁😉
Yes one of the spears shaft must be a long blowpipe .
I wonder if the darts can (still) have curare/poison on the tip ??
I will handle them with care when I get...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2024, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 22
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Indonesian spears and blowdarts
Hello all,
I just won this lot in an auction, nobody bid on it but I find it is an ethnical interesting set.
The blowdarts come with a quiver
and the two spears are decorated with rattan.
Said to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th December 2024, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
6th December 2024, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 7
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Indian steel walking stick or mace ?
Hello dear members,
It is not already in my possession but
I will soon receive this item sold as
a dignity stick, possibly indian.
For a stick, it is not that long,
70cm long/ 27,6 inches ,...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th November 2024, 05:23 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th November 2024, 05:19 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2024, 05:20 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2024, 05:18 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th November 2024, 07:26 PM
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Old hunting dagger
Good evening all,
I will soon receive this old hunting dagger,
large model , 47cm long
Sadly one side of the antler hilt is broken.
What do you think about age and origin ?
For the seller 100...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2024, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2024, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 12
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Thank you all for your replies !
It is not...
Thank you all for your replies !
It is not made of jadeite jade ( the number one )
But yes good nephritic jade ( certiified as I wrote )
I found this ottoman dagger '' kard'' with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2024, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 12
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Here some results using ferric chloride,
few...
Here some results using ferric chloride,
few time...
Not the best
but we can see on both side an
homogeneous fine grain structure.
I hope to get some Nital but there are problems with ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 06:03 PM
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The one I get oh yes,
nephritic jade,...
The one I get oh yes,
nephritic jade, certified by the gemologist of the auction house i personnally know since a decade.
I already cleaned it and polished the blade,
Just need to receive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 12
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I finallyreceived it,
I'm going to clean it...
I finallyreceived it,
I'm going to clean it soon and see what's going on with the blade.
Interesting on the scabbard the first 7 holes with fake rubies or some kind of resin. Have any of you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2024, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 12
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Thank you for your messages !
Yes it is fine...
Thank you for your messages !
Yes it is fine wootz , that's what said the auctionhouse,
Said too it was not common to have a high quality blade and hilt on a ''fighting'' or ''military'' model ....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2024, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 12
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Jade hilted khyber knife
Dear members,
Here the khyber knife I had the chance to get ,
These are the pictures of.the auctionhouse
I hope I will receive it soon.
The jade hilt is interesting ,
I saw a lot of 1900...
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