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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2011, 01:48 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 23,367
Posted By KuKulzA28
I wanted to bid on this, but I'm glad you got it!...

I wanted to bid on this, but I'm glad you got it!
Please, more pictures when you have it in your hands.
Forum: Swap Forum 31st August 2011, 11:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,628
Posted By KuKulzA28
Ok... let's try $400 shipping included,...

Ok... let's try $400 shipping included, regardless of where you live. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2011, 02:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,794
Posted By KuKulzA28
I was watching but did not bid, need my money for...

I was watching but did not bid, need my money for other things. But I'm sure it's going to a good home, good buy carlos! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2011, 02:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,433
Posted By KuKulzA28
Atlatls, woomeras, hul'che, etc. are a very...

Atlatls, woomeras, hul'che, etc. are a very ancient and effective weapon system... those 6-7' darts are pretty deadly and penetrate quite well. Seems by the colonial/imperialism age only Australia,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2011, 08:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,929
Posted By KuKulzA28
This sounds extremely exciting! I am with...

This sounds extremely exciting!
I am with Battara in hoping that it is affordable.
Forum: Swap Forum 27th August 2011, 07:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,628
Posted By KuKulzA28
Sumatran Pedang/Klewang

Big expenses coming up, and I really need the cash, so I must let this one go.

Lovely old pedang or klewang from Sumatra. The style is similar to the pedang, goloks, and klewangs of the Sassak in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th August 2011, 06:22 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 22,665
Posted By KuKulzA28
I think you use it similarly to any type of long...

I think you use it similarly to any type of long blade that has a backwards curve. The way the latok bends back is similar to how sabers and parangs tend to curve backwards, making a saber cut or a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2011, 09:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,246
Posted By KuKulzA28
Hahaha, I have seen that... I mean there's a bit...

Hahaha, I have seen that... I mean there's a bit of a similarity in shape but... I wouldn't call it a Bowie. But I guess people name foreign things based on what they already know.

Just a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2011, 06:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,246
Posted By KuKulzA28
Often this shape knife is advertised as a...

Often this shape knife is advertised as a "Chinese fighting knife" or "River Pirate Knife", but I have never seen it as a double set... Very nice example you have there.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2011, 07:56 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 38,609
Posted By KuKulzA28
Well, for those who like to swing their weapons...

Well, for those who like to swing their weapons around... the holy grail could be one that seems to just come alive in their hand. Like, the warrior who had this years and years before me must have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2011, 07:36 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 63,427
Posted By KuKulzA28
Did the Caribbean Caribs use the same style club?...

Did the Caribbean Caribs use the same style club? I heard they called theirs a "boutou"??

Just curious :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2011, 01:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,268
Posted By KuKulzA28
I don't have much constructive to add to this ...

I don't have much constructive to add to this
since I don't know much about these blades but...



WOW. :eek:



:D niiiiice!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2011, 04:01 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 30,359
Posted By KuKulzA28
Looks like it'd be really good for shaving sticks...

Looks like it'd be really good for shaving sticks or peeling big fruits... :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2011, 04:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,683
Posted By KuKulzA28
If you don't want it, I'll gladly pay ya for it! ...

If you don't want it, I'll gladly pay ya for it! :D

It's an aboriginal blade from southern Taiwan... possibly Rukai, Paiwan, or Puyuma...

I'm not 100% sure... which one... yuanzhumin might be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2011, 09:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,291
Posted By KuKulzA28
That is a fascinating story! Thanks for sharing...

That is a fascinating story! Thanks for sharing your knowledge....

I am not overly familiar with Japanese swords in SE Asia, but I do know that there are many Chinese, Filipino, and Indonesian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2011, 05:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,334
Posted By KuKulzA28
Battara, I forgot to thank you for posting up...

Battara, I forgot to thank you for posting up these photos... the carvings are very intricate and beautiful... and yup, those definitely look very similar to my barong's hilt...

I definitely have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2011, 06:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,334
Posted By KuKulzA28
Battara, thanks for the information, and after...

Battara, thanks for the information, and after re-reading it once, it was no longer confusing - the picture comparison also helped, thanks! That's a really nicely carved scabbard by the way, your...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2011, 05:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,334
Posted By KuKulzA28
A fighter eh? That's what I think too, feels like...

A fighter eh? That's what I think too, feels like it...

is there anything very distinct about Samal sheaths that make it clearer if it was Samal or not?

Also, on the topic of Samal... is the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2011, 09:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,334
Posted By KuKulzA28
A barong for good price - had to grab it!

So I decided that I was going to take a break from antiques weapons because of the cost. But, a good deal came along and I decided to temporarily break the hiatus with a quick purchase.

This...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2011, 03:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 22,364
Posted By KuKulzA28
Ah, I understand, thanks so much for the info!...

Ah, I understand, thanks so much for the info! The working tjakit's sheath seems a LOT like the knife holders that people use for sickles, short machetes, and 開山刀... I guess the best way to translate...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2011, 03:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 22,364
Posted By KuKulzA28
Ah, thanks yuanzhumin for clearing that up for...

Ah, thanks yuanzhumin for clearing that up for me. If the gradually tapering tips are used for work, then the abruptly ending tips must be for war and ceremony yes? I wonder, is there any advantage...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 01:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 22,364
Posted By KuKulzA28
Nice to see a Paiwan tjakit with a gradually...

Nice to see a Paiwan tjakit with a gradually tapering tip instead of an abrupt "katana"-point. I wonder, where these gradually tapering tips as common as the other style of blade? Any particular use...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 01:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,329
Posted By KuKulzA28
Well if for whatever reason you don't want them...

Well if for whatever reason you don't want them because they're fake or whatever, I'd be glad to take them off your hands :D

Although it could be possible that it is modern made... I mean there...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 12:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 56,156
Posted By KuKulzA28
I have seen pictures of those! Though I had heard...

I have seen pictures of those! Though I had heard that sheaths with those designs are pingpu, but perhaps I heard wrong? I wonder what time period or group within the Atayal had handles like that.......
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 02:02 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 56,156
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks for the reply! Sad to think how much of...

Thanks for the reply! Sad to think how much of the Formosan tribal cultures were lost over time, after-all, the Plains peoples were more numerous and possibly more diverse than their mountain-living...
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