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Forum: European Armoury 10th May 2011, 03:39 PM
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Posted By fearn
While I honestly don't think much of the...

While I honestly don't think much of the artillery swords for various reasons (I'm not fond of metal handles, for one thing), I don't think they were intrinsically a bad idea.

Short swords were...
Forum: European Armoury 10th May 2011, 12:32 AM
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Views: 19,529
Posted By fearn
Hi Aiontay, I think we underestimate how...

Hi Aiontay,

I think we underestimate how good a gladius was as a generic sword. I've been trying to find the old video from Albion Arms showing a someone using a gladius (among other swords) to do...
Forum: European Armoury 8th May 2011, 10:31 PM
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Posted By fearn
So far as I know, the pen is mightier than the...

So far as I know, the pen is mightier than the sword, but only if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp. (Courtesy Sir T Pratchett).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2011, 10:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,525
Posted By fearn
Vandoo, I won't argue that gingers are...

Vandoo,

I won't argue that gingers are Samoan (see attached pic for wild ginger), but the Helliconias came from South America and the Bird of Paradise from South Africa. The Pacific Islands have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2011, 02:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,525
Posted By fearn
Which came first? I thought those blades you...

Which came first? I thought those blades you describe imitated the nifu oti, not vice versa. That design is currently used in the Samoan fire knife.

I'd also add that, if you're looking for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2011, 05:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,525
Posted By fearn
Hi Tim, A couple of suggestions. The teeth...

Hi Tim,

A couple of suggestions. The teeth are functional in that they concentrate the force of the blow. Here's a couple of suggestions for what inspired them:

1) sharks. This should be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2011, 05:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,082
Posted By fearn
Hi Gav, There are a couple of possibilities...

Hi Gav,

There are a couple of possibilities here. One is that it originally had two spear heads, but that the one in front of the barbs broke and was rounded off.

The other possibility is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2011, 02:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 24,802
Posted By fearn
Excellent! One puzzle solved!

Excellent! One puzzle solved!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2011, 12:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,622
Posted By fearn
This is the same one that's in the swap forum?

This is the same one that's in the swap forum?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2011, 12:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,190
Posted By fearn
I agree that they don't have anything to do with...

I agree that they don't have anything to do with keris, except under the rubric of "keris-like-objects," which they aren't. That comment about them being keris eggs was meant as delayed April Fools'...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2011, 01:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,570
Posted By fearn
Hi Ariel, Since the inscription appears to...

Hi Ariel,

Since the inscription appears to be upside down, do you think that the sword hilt was remounted in reverse?

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2011, 08:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,570
Posted By fearn
Thanks Jens! Next time, I'll be happy to return...

Thanks Jens! Next time, I'll be happy to return the favor.

Best,

F
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2011, 04:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,570
Posted By fearn
Hi Jens, It looks like this was an aradam...

Hi Jens,

It looks like this was an aradam sword, and the back serrations were ground down to make it an arapusta sword. This makes me wonder how much else was reshaped on it.

It's also a pity...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th April 2011, 12:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,190
Posted By fearn
Old iron musket ball, maybe? Personally, I...

Old iron musket ball, maybe?

Personally, I think you could do a great display showing the life cycle of a keris, with that as the egg form...

Best,

F
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2011, 06:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 26,858
Posted By fearn
Hi All, I'll admit that the caretaker thing...

Hi All,

I'll admit that the caretaker thing is as much a counsel of perfection as reality. I've got a few guilty secrets sitting back in the corners, and I need to get the rust off them.

That...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd April 2011, 04:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 26,858
Posted By fearn
Ummmm, wives and significant others might have...

Ummmm, wives and significant others might have issues?

Actually, another way to look at it is that you're neither the first nor last owner of most of these pieces, simply their caretaker and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2011, 02:22 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 24,802
Posted By fearn
How is the pommel secured? The hole would be a...

How is the pommel secured? The hole would be a nice, simple way to tighten or loosen a screw-on pommel without scratching the hilt with a wrench.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2011, 11:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 30,818
Posted By fearn
Hi Neil, Back when I was a kid, I had a 24"...

Hi Neil,

Back when I was a kid, I had a 24" machete that I'd rigged with a shoulder harness. One thing I learned was that drawing it over the right shoulder (if you're right handed), you can only...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2011, 04:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 30,818
Posted By fearn
Interesting how the sabers are hung to be drawn...

Interesting how the sabers are hung to be drawn over their left shoulders. I assume they're right handers? I wonder if that gives them a greater draw length than they would get if the blade was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2011, 03:54 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 44,856
Posted By fearn
I recall that the first volume of Traditional...

I recall that the first volume of Traditional Bowyer's Bible had some recipes for traditional glues used with bows. Considering the stresses bows undergo, they might work okay.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2011, 05:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,082
Posted By fearn
Kudos to the rescue workers, to the volunteers,...

Kudos to the rescue workers, to the volunteers, and especially to those who are working to keep those four nukes from melting down.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2011, 09:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,614
Posted By fearn
Hi Roy, New Guinea arrows are easy, because...

Hi Roy,

New Guinea arrows are easy, because they aren't fletched. They may not be nocked either, because some PNG tribes use a strip of rattan rather than a string to string their bows.

That...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2011, 04:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,001
Posted By fearn
Cool. A few years ago, a big "bush" of mistletoe...

Cool. A few years ago, a big "bush" of mistletoe came down near my house, and for the heck of it, I made a small knife with a mistletoe hilt. Mistletoe wood (this is North American mistletoe, not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2011, 08:11 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 55,001
Posted By fearn
Agreed on the falce aurea, although I'd love to...

Agreed on the falce aurea, although I'd love to see more examples of bronze being called "golden."

To grind in the point, whether the falx was gold or gold-plated is irrelevant, because even...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th March 2011, 09:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,079
Posted By fearn
Thanks Thilo, I was thinking of a substitute...

Thanks Thilo,

I was thinking of a substitute for a dissecting scope for botanical work, as well as looking at collections.

Best,

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