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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2025, 11:30 PM
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Posted By ausjulius
Can we see the spine of the blade? How thick is...

Can we see the spine of the blade? How thick is it,? , what is the blade edge profile like? Single beveled or doubly beveled?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 03:23 AM
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Views: 4,729
Posted By ausjulius
Oh they are definitely 100% weapons. I've seen...

Oh they are definitely 100% weapons. I've seen multiple.. half dozen or more occasions of them being used as weapons ��.
They are not primarily for hunting, they are primarily for killing humans....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 02:56 AM
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Posted By ausjulius
Yeah they are weapons. Like an every day dort...

Yeah they are weapons.
Like an every day dort of carry pistol. In the east and south east the club. Waddy, mapangi, nullanulla, as you'd call it among other names was the preferred weapon to carry...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 02:36 AM
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Views: 7,444
Posted By ausjulius
The steel in European swords was generally much...

The steel in European swords was generally much better .
And remember that the rubbish blades sold for court swords or sold for military contracts that were not always tested..it was not the same...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2025, 11:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,729
Posted By ausjulius
These type of clubs from Queensland were also...

These type of clubs from Queensland were also thrown and a solid impact could split them as they are not typically make of a burl but if a straight bit of timber. I've seen clips that were cut down...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 05:34 AM
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Views: 16,953
Posted By ausjulius
Your blade has got arabic writing on it . I can't...

Your blade has got arabic writing on it . I can't see any Chinese?!

It's probably made in Damascus.. in Syria.. it has a souvenir blade on it..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2025, 12:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,180
Posted By ausjulius
Hey, yes it's a curious aesthetic on the dagger,...

Hey, yes it's a curious aesthetic on the dagger, the blade is mono steel, no lamination.
The one peice scabbard is the most work in my opinion
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 10:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,180
Posted By ausjulius
Keris like objects.. In fact these daggers...

Keris like objects..

In fact these daggers have been discussed here before. I'd totally forgotten them!
The less keris like daggers
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18392
And the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 10:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,180
Posted By ausjulius
Haha yeah ! Totally forgot it. Brain got foggy. I...

Haha yeah ! Totally forgot it. Brain got foggy. I was thinking western Mindanao in some areas or eastern Indonesia
Obviously nias too 🤣. Got it yesterday night with some other tribal things...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 02:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,180
Posted By ausjulius
Strange Philippines keris

I got this keris recently as it is quite peculiar
It is not so old. No antique I'd guess made in the last 60 years,

I'm confident it's from the Philippines.
But i could be wrong.
I think...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th July 2025, 10:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,687
Posted By ausjulius
Nece. Yeah those are from Ethiopia. I've got a...

Nece. Yeah those are from Ethiopia. I've got a few heads of this type from an eBay seller from there back in the golden days of ebay
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2025, 05:12 AM
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Views: 6,847
Posted By ausjulius
It is indeed a Tiwi sword club.

It is indeed a Tiwi sword club.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2025, 06:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,439
Posted By ausjulius
I think we are onto something that this is...

I think we are onto something that this is something from the Carribbean. The numbers are very much in the 18th and 19th century style.. look at the downward sloping 7s.
I don't think it's African...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2025, 04:12 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,439
Posted By ausjulius
I don't think it's a tool . As to the letter...

I don't think it's a tool .
As to the letter that's not a letter J in any Latin script ....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 12:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,439
Posted By ausjulius
Looks like santaria or some voodoo script to be...

Looks like santaria or some voodoo script to be honest...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 12:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,322
Posted By ausjulius
From northern Vietnam... Somebody has crushed the...

From northern Vietnam... Somebody has crushed the ring pommel
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 11:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,404
Posted By ausjulius
Nice. Is the kukri an Indian kukri as I've...

Nice. Is the kukri an Indian kukri as I've noticed they generally lack a chakmak or if they have one there is never a tinder pouch in the scabbard.

As to kukris it does seem the other northern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 09:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,404
Posted By ausjulius
The small sharp knife is just that. A small knife...

The small sharp knife is just that. A small knife
The other tool is a a fire steel to strike a tinder.. the Mongolian word is chagmag or chakmak for the complete tinder pouch and striker typically...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 05:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,340
Posted By ausjulius
Yeah they are neat knives, people still use them...

Yeah they are neat knives, people still use them there. So they are not simply souvenirs but still local market products
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 04:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 40,597
Posted By ausjulius
Hi Yuri, yes I know the text has nothing to do...

Hi Yuri, yes I know the text has nothing to do with cyrillic . It is just random shaped by a person who can't ready cyrillic.
It is like the European mediaeval fantasy text Mongolian writing in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2025, 11:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,340
Posted By ausjulius
the range still made is quite good. here you...

the range still made is quite good.
here you can see the production of a knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYqAbOAC7-s
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2025, 11:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,340
Posted By ausjulius
Mexican knives from Baja california.

Mexican knives from Baja california.
regional ethnographic knives from mexico.

these are called "desert knives"--"cuchillos del desierto"
there is a large array of knives made around the city ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2025, 10:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,666
Posted By ausjulius
yes the cupped iron guards to protect from water...

yes the cupped iron guards to protect from water in the scabbards and the pointy asymmetrical blades are pretty typical of the Khampa peopels sword and long knives. this spcific style is further...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2025, 10:03 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 40,597
Posted By ausjulius
hello this looks like a souvenir sword probably...

hello this looks like a souvenir sword probably from iran, georgia has such tourist items too but theyed get the cyrillic correct or put georgian script.

the false damascus pattern and the shape...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th June 2025, 02:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,666
Posted By ausjulius
It's from tibet

It's from tibet
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