Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2023, 09:22 AM
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I've found a few pictures of daab/dha from the...
I've found a few pictures of daab/dha from the golden triangle area on commercial sword sites, these 'lotus' tip blades with the exact same fullers and spine shapes and same length as mine, along...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2023, 08:21 PM
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Nope. European Briquets/Fascine messers/ i.e....
Nope. European Briquets/Fascine messers/ i.e. 'infantry swords', are not Heiho. And nothing like mine. Those grips are fairly std. european type, Napoleon had many thousands of those made, as did...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2023, 07:42 PM
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Sigh....:rolleyes:
This looks nothing like a...
Sigh....:rolleyes:
This looks nothing like a Hei Ho klewang., not the blade, not the guard, not the grip and not the scabbard. I have a real Dutch klewang and am well aware of it, it's variants...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2023, 03:01 PM
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Thanks, the leather scabbard is also a bit odd,...
Thanks, the leather scabbard is also a bit odd, not DHA-like at all… When I first got it, it had a short hairy brown animal fur on the outside, mostly fallen off though. It's now quite bare. The seam...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2023, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 10
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Pirate sword or chinese Dha?
This item was posted earlier in Jim McD's Pirate sword thread.
I have just run across some interesting items.
The grip appears to made from a travelling brush/pen inkwell thingy (picture...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2023, 09:50 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th January 2023, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2023, 12:30 AM
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It arrived a day or so ago.
Blade is 51 cm....
It arrived a day or so ago.
Blade is 51 cm. LOA is 62 cm.
Weight is 715gm. feels heavy. Flat spine, no false edge/yelman. No fullers. No apparent engraving yet. One stamp that is a bit...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2023, 12:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2023, 06:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2023, 12:06 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
18th January 2023, 07:56 PM
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...Until rifles became more prevalent on the...
...Until rifles became more prevalent on the battlefield, especially with skirmishers, who were rather fond of shooting officers, easily distinguished by being mounted. This also signalled the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2023, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 8
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Unknown Sabre
A friend has this sabre, and has asked me where it is from & how old it is.
I have an opinion, but do not want to slant the discussion.
Any knowledge y'all might share would be welcome.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2023, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2023, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 31,159
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2023, 09:02 AM
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Correct. I noted a casting flaw on the brass...
Correct. I noted a casting flaw on the brass hammer part, and a brass haft is not very useful for an impact weapon, it'd bend easily. Also galvanic corrosion of the steel parts may occur.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2023, 09:01 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2023, 08:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2023, 06:03 PM
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The khopesh appears to have evolved from the...
The khopesh appears to have evolved from the Epsilon Axe popular in the area at the time. Not from the sickle or scythe. Being ductile bronze, it (and the epsilon) was not used for chopping, but for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2023, 05:45 PM
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I have a couple of these, they come in various...
I have a couple of these, they come in various sizes. They are very distinctive looking, and you can tell their origin at a glance. There was a Malay family of blacksmiths that made these, and they...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2023, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2023, 02:23 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2022, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2022, 11:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2022, 01:12 PM
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