Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2018, 12:36 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2018, 08:15 PM
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where the heck is this from?
I can't really pin it down, anyone seen similar? Hopefully me link ain't lame...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqWC98phUzp/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
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Forum: Swap Forum
6th April 2015, 08:42 PM
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
24th March 2015, 01:29 AM
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
21st March 2015, 01:59 AM
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Keris tajong
nice old blade, no obvious pamor, a chip on one side of the nose and a bit of bright red wax on one side of the handle…$400 + shipping
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th March 2015, 07:12 PM
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Balkan knife
Time to get rid of the stuff I have not looked at in two years, first up is this knife with original fish skin (?) covered scabbard; it's big and beautiful, 27 cm blade, 39.5cm over all. I think I...
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
19th March 2015, 01:05 AM
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Tammen De Kris - all three, HC
I love these books, but they are just too nice for me!
First edition hardcover (maybe vol. 1 is second? not sure, but it's a matched set), impossible to find…keris in photo for scale, and to keep...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2013, 05:39 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
6th April 2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 23
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ut-oh, the photos went away! ;)
I was going...
ut-oh, the photos went away! ;)
I was going to say "Das Werkzeug des Zimmermans" by Schadwinkel has some great descriptions & photos of german axes from the 15th - 20th century, I can scan in...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th February 2011, 06:32 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd February 2011, 08:55 AM
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Yes, the Viking age artisans did decorate their...
Yes, the Viking age artisans did decorate their equipment with tendrils and beasts, however on iron hilts (I think we can conclude the hilt is iron from the photo) decoration of this style was done...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st January 2011, 12:33 AM
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I think this sword did not sell for a good...
I think this sword did not sell for a good reason, and that it would not make an ideal logo because it is not a Viking sword. The patterns on the blade are all wrong, and the decoration of the pommel...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th October 2010, 09:36 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd June 2010, 03:35 PM
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Thanks ;)
Paulsen separates out axes...
Thanks ;)
Paulsen separates out axes decorated with stamps, punches and lines in the aforementioned book, this one not only has the stamps and punch marks but also has the remnants of some incised...
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Forum: European Armoury
16th June 2010, 04:35 PM
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Viking Age axe from the Baltic
Here’s a wonderful example of this stylish axe type that was in use in Sweden and the Baltic region during the Viking period….
The stamped decoration is of the same type used on some of the axes...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2010, 03:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th March 2010, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2010, 04:34 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2010, 04:58 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th February 2010, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 12
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Excellent, Sidney - take the bull by the horns...
Excellent, Sidney - take the bull by the horns and run with it! ;)
I wonder if the variation in copper alloy colors could be due in part to dezincification, where oxidiation preferentially removes...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2010, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 29
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It is still resting comfortably on the back...
It is still resting comfortably on the back burner ;)
I got the blade straight and cleaned it up enough to count the hagire (5) and polished the tip enough to see some nice dark koto-loking steel,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2009, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 12
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I think your theory is correct from a modern...
I think your theory is correct from a modern perspective, the seams on the back are a point of interest and source of much speculation, and I know from personal experience how hard they are to avoid...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2009, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 12
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The seams sometimes seen on the spine of wootz...
The seams sometimes seen on the spine of wootz blades arrive there in three ways; they can be caused by porosity on the top of the ingot that gets stretched into fissures or cracks as the ingot is...
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Forum: European Armoury
25th November 2009, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 12
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The Historiska Museet has done an awesome job...
The Historiska Museet has done an awesome job digitizing details about some of the items in their collection. It is cool when a museum puts good photos of their collection on line, but the SHM takes...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2009, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 8
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