Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 12:20 PM
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Sajen and Gustav,
Thank you both for your...
Sajen and Gustav,
Thank you both for your excellent comments and perspectives on this sword. i have not seen another similar pendok on a Moro kris, and your comments strongly suggest that the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 01:02 AM
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Nobility Moro/Malay kris in silver dress
This Moro kris (Malay: Keris suluk; Sundang) is likely from the second half of the 19th C. The laminated blade has, by current Indonesian keris convention, a total of 11 curves (luk). At some point...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2026, 03:15 PM
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Jeff,
I have seen these slim-bladed examples...
Jeff,
I have seen these slim-bladed examples also. However, my impression of many of the Apalit knives is that they have chunky and substantial blades. The heavier blades may be tools for specific...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2026, 02:59 PM
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WW,
The hilt on your dha is a typical...
WW,
The hilt on your dha is a typical Burmese, three-section design. The blade, however, is most likely to have been made by the HuSa people in the Achang area of southern Yunnan. While I have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2026, 12:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 04:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 02:34 PM
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Jose,
Looking at the more golden pommel...
Jose,
Looking at the more golden pommel decorations on the side panels, beak, and below the crest, the designs don't seem to me to be Moro. Also, the undulating bands on the hilt don't strike me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 02:15 PM
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Hi Jose.
Sorry to beat you out on this one....
Hi Jose.
Sorry to beat you out on this one. Others were interested also. I felt that there was more to be revealed under the surface, so I polished it over the weekend and went to my local...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2026, 06:34 PM
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Rick,
I understand exactly why you may feel...
Rick,
I understand exactly why you may feel this way. I'm also approaching 80 and am disposing of many of my edged weapons. For many years I have had a list of countries that I don't export to....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2026, 12:31 PM
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Silver hilted Moro/Malay kris
A recent purchase, these are the auction site's pictures.
This 19th C Moro/Malay kris has a blade with a central fuller running almost to the tip. That style of blade has been discussed here...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2026, 02:18 AM
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Tim,
This is a very important observation....
Tim,
This is a very important observation. There are well documented instances when Europeans made first contact with indigenous Australians that the locals would look at European tools and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2026, 01:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2026, 02:45 PM
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Gents,
I think the ivory issue is unlikely...
Gents,
I think the ivory issue is unlikely to be the reason for Adam's keris being seized. I have heard of other items being confiscated because there is a belief that anything labeled as a weapon...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 12:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 12:14 PM
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I find it very difficult to distinguish between...
I find it very difficult to distinguish between many Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur knives. Both provinces are overwhelmingly Ilokano, so they share a lot of ethnic characteristics and skills. Likewise...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 11:10 AM
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Detlef,
In looking at the pictures copied...
Detlef,
In looking at the pictures copied from an earlier post, I notice that items 1 and 7 are listed as coming from Quezon. Both have interesting treatments at forte. No. 1 has a brass overlay...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 08:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2026, 12:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2026, 03:53 AM
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Hi Jim:
Just to show that your example is...
Hi Jim:
Just to show that your example is not unique, here is one that finished at auction yesterday. It looks similar and the face appears to me to be a mixture of cat (note the "ears") and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2026, 02:48 PM
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Hi IP,
That sounds like a good procedure....
Hi IP,
That sounds like a good procedure. How have those efforts turned out? In particular, was there any obvious change in the wood's color or the ability to see its grain?
Regards, Ian
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2026, 07:46 PM
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Rob,
Your knife has a sheath that looks...
Rob,
Your knife has a sheath that looks familiar, with the criss-cross pattern lightly embossed on soft leather. I have a Canary Islands' knife with a sheath of a similar pattern on soft leather....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2026, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 18
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Tom,
An observation on the "arrowhead"...
Tom,
An observation on the "arrowhead" feature of your sword. If you look at the direction the arrow is pointing, on your sword it is pointing towards the greneng side of the blade. Traditional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 07:40 PM
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