Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2025, 11:32 PM
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Chamorro knife from Guam with scabbard
Sharing this Chamorro knife from Guam for comment/future reference. I’ve owned a few of these over the years. I’ve included a photo of one I sold a few months ago. I’ve never owned an example with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2025, 12:40 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2025, 12:36 AM
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Yes, I agree with Tim. It’s similar to this...
Yes, I agree with Tim. It’s similar to this Nyamwezi or Ngoni arrow (fig. D) illustrated in “Ata Epe: Bogen und Pfeile Afrikas” by Hendrik Wiethase. Possibly from what is now Tanzania or the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2025, 09:28 PM
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Unusual dagger, billfish or bone “blade”?
I’m curious to know where this dagger might be from. Doesn’t appear to be particularly old. I’m not sure if the “blade” is a billfish bill or perhaps mammalian leg bone? The hilt is the tip of a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2025, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 12:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th September 2025, 12:39 AM
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Of course! The blade is about 5mm at the hilt....
Of course! The blade is about 5mm at the hilt. The blade’s very rough and beaten-up, but it seems to have a double bevel. It actually curves forward slightly, with the spine in front of the rounded...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2025, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 10
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Unusual old knife, origin unknown???
Just added this unusual old knife to my collection. I would certainly appreciate any insight into its origins! I think it has characteristics of knives from northern Luzon but the hilt is an unusual...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2025, 01:50 PM
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Yes, I believe this is a bow. Likely from...
Yes, I believe this is a bow. Likely from Equatorial Africa. Here are some relevant pages from my favorite book on African archery. I think the wood? objects on the limbs are a way of increasing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2025, 01:29 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2025, 11:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2025, 09:19 PM
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Interesting little dagger, wavy nonmetallic blade
Just got this little dagger I believe is from Luzon. I guess I didn’t pay attention to the item’s dimensions ��… but I was surprised to find it has a nonmetallic (brass) blade. I understand these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2025, 04:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2025, 12:28 AM
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New bolo with interesting coin pommel
Sharing what I believe is a nice old Philippines sword from the late 19th century. Very nice horn hilt with age cracks. Fine, tapered blade. Brass guard and ferrule. The blade’s tang extends through...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st June 2025, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2025, 11:01 PM
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Sharing a pair of gunongs
Sharing a couple gunongs. One more recently made item I believe, with aluminum fittings and an engraved blade. The other is I think much older, with possibly silver alloy fittings. I really like the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2025, 01:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 11:35 PM
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Based on the spear’s short length and...
Based on the spear’s short length and construction (socketed point vs. tang) I would imagine these are South Asian or even European? I understand djerids from the Islamic world are quite short. I’m...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 3
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Photos
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 01:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 12:56 PM
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Triangular blade
Thanks! Yes, I would agree the blade is triangular in cross section with an unsharpened spine. I have seen the posts on daggers with triangular blades, I understood those were primarily double edged....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 03:32 AM
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Input on this recent acquisition - Luzon? Age?
Thought I’d share this recent addition. Curved single edged blade, chisel ground (may not be obvious in photos). Tang extends through hilt with brass pommel, wire ring attached to pommel. Cylindrical...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2025, 08:31 AM
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My thoughts - bow looks Southern or Eastern...
My thoughts - bow looks Southern or Eastern African. Arrows - mixed origins, wood tips resemble Papuan or Melanesian arrows, others possibly Philippines? Would need to see fletchings, if any. Thanks...
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