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Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2025, 01:28 PM
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Two ideas cross my mind. 1) Part of a set of...

Two ideas cross my mind. 1) Part of a set of later dueling swords. 2) Someone shortened a practice foil either where it snapped or to where it appeared to have enough rigidity to penetrate...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2025, 02:24 PM
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Views: 36,328
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Haha the flax thing crossed my mind for a second...

Haha the flax thing crossed my mind for a second as well. My only guess is chipping ice. It would not drag well. Sorry I thought that this was the one you were writing about originally as it came up...
Forum: European Armoury 9th January 2025, 01:09 PM
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Have we considered that ice ax is not a piolet...

Have we considered that ice ax is not a piolet but is an ice ax. The teeth could be for chipping large amounts of ice.
Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2025, 01:13 PM
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Is this the one? My gut says tool and that the...

Is this the one? My gut says tool and that the spikes are a comb, but for what? I think the handle is a recent replacement. Too bad they didn't post a pic of the eye.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2025, 01:26 PM
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Views: 12,646
Posted By Interested Party
I saw "E.M. SOLIS." Though it could be ...

I saw "E.M. SOLIS." Though it could be "E.M.SOL.IS." as well.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th December 2024, 01:23 PM
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Views: 30,686
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Not at all Jeff. Lots of discussion and...

Not at all Jeff. Lots of discussion and datapoints are the dream. I was having trouble seeing the differences between examples. I created this tread to help understand regional differences in the...
Forum: European Armoury 15th December 2024, 01:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,263
Posted By Interested Party
Am I seeing it wrong or is the blade in pictures...

Am I seeing it wrong or is the blade in pictures 1 & 3 orientated with the back of the blade facing forward?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2024, 06:22 PM
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Views: 30,686
Posted By Interested Party
No worries. I am glad your insomnia is more...

No worries. I am glad your insomnia is more productive than mine. I am sorry that I can't give you dimensions of the last blade. I have been preoccupied with adulting lately and it slipped through my...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th November 2024, 05:04 PM
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Views: 8,689
Posted By Interested Party
May I ask a few remedial follow up questions...

May I ask a few remedial follow up questions about the feelings this piece gives? Do you think the fluted body is related to the drapery folds on some Madurese donorikko hilts or 18th century...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2024, 04:12 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 30,686
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks you Xas for all your help! This thread is...

Thanks you Xas for all your help! This thread is definitely helping clarify my comprehension of the keris. I hope it is helping others as well. Here is another example of a kalis. It has many of the...
Forum: European Armoury 15th November 2024, 03:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,123
Posted By Interested Party
Here is another Al Pendray link...

Here is another Al Pendray link https://youtu.be/RDyU-15fzog?t=469 speaking about a carbide former and thermocycling rather than a quench. 7:49-10:25 They say 0.005 Vanadium needs to be present in...
Forum: European Armoury 14th November 2024, 04:26 PM
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Views: 17,123
Posted By Interested Party
I think you have seen this or have processed the...

I think you have seen this or have processed the information from other sources https://youtu.be/OP8PCkcBZU4. Do minutes roughly 35-40 address some of your basic questions? While 38:44...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2024, 07:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,123
Posted By Interested Party
There used to be some interesting videos of Al...

There used to be some interesting videos of Al Pendray and John Verhoeven using ore from Damascus area and crucible technique assisted by local smiths to recreate crucible steel.

Has anyone...
Forum: European Armoury 13th November 2024, 03:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,063
Posted By Interested Party
A photo of the back edge from the butt of the...

A photo of the back edge from the butt of the handle to the point of the blade would be helpful.

Some of the information here may be of help to you. The tapered blade and tang at cues for me....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th November 2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 29,674
Posted By Interested Party
I thought it was an interesting game of...

I thought it was an interesting game of speculation and seeing if the elements fit neatly into one of the larger systems of thought. I think the answer is, "no they do not." It also served as a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th November 2024, 07:02 PM
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Views: 29,674
Posted By Interested Party
That crossed my mind, but I hope the owner would...

That crossed my mind, but I hope the owner would chime in. I couldn't even guess at the texture of the object when I viewed it objectively.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,081
Posted By Interested Party
I do not know where it is from, but I like it!...

I do not know where it is from, but I like it! What are its dimensions?
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2024, 02:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,874
Posted By Interested Party
WOW. A small army's worth of equipment just left...

WOW. A small army's worth of equipment just left sitting there all this time. It looks like it had regular maintenance over the centuries rather being allowed to rust and dilapidate.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2024, 03:11 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 30,686
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you again for your responses. Could I ask...

Thank you again for your responses. Could I ask some follow up questions for clarification?

What is the outline at the elephant's mouth?

Secondly. If the blade of "A" is thin, light, and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th November 2024, 02:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 29,674
Posted By Interested Party
Based on post #9, third picture down. If the...

Based on post #9, third picture down. If the bottom left is a clear crystal it could represent water in the Chinese system and Aether/Askha in the other systems. If the three o'clock item is flint or...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th November 2024, 04:33 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 29,674
Posted By Interested Party
Sorta. I have seen some scholars who associate...

Sorta. I have seen some scholars who associate the vegetal pattern of David's hilt with traditional animist forest spirits. Both are pretty hilts! I have a particular affinity for the North Coast...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd November 2024, 07:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,308
Posted By Interested Party
Watterbury Button Co

I have a random question. Does anyone know anything about buttons? This is an old button from a trash deposit of a cabin that burned in the early 1950's. It some sort of US military pattern button or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2024, 06:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,719
Posted By Interested Party
To me these don't look like the OP example. The...

To me these don't look like the OP example. The OP silhouette is closer to what Tirri called a "Sudanese waist knife". The sheath reminds me of Syrian work in some ways, but "African" could fit the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2024, 03:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 30,686
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you for responding! Sorry I took so long to...

Thank you for responding! Sorry I took so long to reply. I had to process the answer for a bit.

So two asang-asang do not guarantee a Sulu connection?

I attached a better picture of A.

Do...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2024, 09:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 29,674
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you David. I am flattered. Especially as I...

Thank you David. I am flattered. Especially as I didn't have time to comb through and cite references. East or North Jawa is exactly what I was getting at. If I remember correctly North Jawa and...
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