Forum: Swap Forum
18th February 2018, 11:47 PM
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KAYAN MANDAU WITH TWO COLOR RATTAN BINDING
For sale.
Nice kayan mandau with wonderfull rattan binding in 2 colors.
Wooden hilt with traditional dayak dragon motifs.
1 tuft of (probably) goat hair.
simple but traditional blade.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2018, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 31,850
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2018, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 31,850
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2018, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 31,850
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th February 2018, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,697
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th February 2018, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,697
Bali keris with inscriptions / inlays
Good day,
This evening I visited a collector with many interesting keris'.
Among them 1 with insriptions.
He had no information about the inscriptions, so I am posting some picture here to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2018, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 31,850
Hello Robert,
The resin looks old and...
Hello Robert,
The resin looks old and authentic indeed.
Not a recent marriage imo.
small decorations on the spine are good. You can find them in all kinds of variations. I dont think they are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2018, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,810
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2018, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 31,850
Hello Robert,
I guess (hope) you did not pay...
Hello Robert,
I guess (hope) you did not pay a huge amount when buying without knowledge from fuzzy pictures :)
The scabbard is indeed very plain, this is not always an indication of age....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2018, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,431
Here are some pictures from the seller.
He got...
Here are some pictures from the seller.
He got the lance from his neighbour 12 years ago.
She was a woman of 90 years at that time, and according to her, her father brought this lance from Borneo....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2018, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,431
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Forum: Swap Forum
21st January 2018, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th December 2017, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
X-MAS OFFER
X-MAS OFFER 2017
EUR 480,- SHIPPED WORLWIDE
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Forum: Swap Forum
28th November 2017, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th November 2017, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2017, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,118
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Forum: Swap Forum
13th November 2017, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2017, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,118
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th November 2017, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,118
I got this result after turning and using some...
I got this result after turning and using some filter.
To be honest I have no idea if this is the right side up yet.
Using paper and a pencil would probably be helpfull. + posting on the Nihonto...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th November 2017, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,890
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2017, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,541
I would gladly scratch this hilt down to the...
I would gladly scratch this hilt down to the core... (oops, I said it ;) )
It is plain ugly and and no match with the blade or scabbard.
The scabbard is of a later date than the blade.
But the...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2017, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,796
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2017, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,141
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Forum: Swap Forum
5th November 2017, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,441
FACEGRIP MANDAU FROM BORNEO
A Mandau with an unusual facegrip
Probably from the Kayan of the Baram area in Sarawak.
The carved spiritface is looking to the left,
which gives the sword a powerfull expression when carried....
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2017, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,796
THE EMPERORS CLOTHES... AND SWORDS
Last may 2017 I visited Huis Doorn (NL) the place where Kaiser Wilhelm was living when he fled from Germany after WW1.
Part of his wardrobe was on display.
He had uniforms and swords for every...
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