Forum: European Armoury
10th August 2020, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 19
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Scarf weld?
Sometimes there will be a transverse difference in patination down in the lower forte like in your images reflecting different materials owing to a 'scarf' or overlapping weld where the tang is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2020, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 17
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It is intended as neither cynical nor humorous,...
It is intended as neither cynical nor humorous, but my candid, honest reply when asked about the ultimate disposition of my collection is "This is not my problem - I have enough problems. I will be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2020, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,653
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Forum: European Armoury
18th June 2020, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 27,517
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Forum: European Armoury
7th June 2020, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 27,517
Thank you Gentlemen.
Here are closer-up up...
Thank you Gentlemen.
Here are closer-up up views of the threading. I wonder if the obvious diagonal weld line in one of the views indicates material added at the last restoration to 'beef up' the...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2020, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 27,517
Technical details
However, the sword has clearly seen some use and substantial wear and it was clearly made for and shows evidence of use and not mere parade display. The plano-convex stiffening rods are attached to...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th June 2020, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 15
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Big British Basket Hilted Sword
Following a discussion in another thread I promised to present an example of a threaded tang on a British sword dating to around 1600. Having dismounted the pommel, I am doubting that the actual...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd June 2020, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 53,848
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2020, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd May 2020, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,392
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th May 2020, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,392
I saw a 'degenerate' version with a typical...
I saw a 'degenerate' version with a typical modern cast chrome plated hook, red fabric covering and rather unattractive modern aluminum coins for sale in Venice in the 1980s. This prepared me when I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th May 2020, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,392
I wonder if this is a Venetian boat hook (for...
I wonder if this is a Venetian boat hook (for retrieving a moored boat from beyond natural arm's reach) that has the added blades to perhaps serve also as a repellent for unwanted visitors. I have an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2020, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 14,883
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2020, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,086
I find a similar rectangular mark in a similar...
I find a similar rectangular mark in a similar position on a few of my Gaucho knives and I suspect that it is (or is pretending to be) a mark denoting the fineness of silver mounts. Very judicious...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2020, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 21,732
Technical confirmation of suspicions
I have shown this firangi in previous threads, noting that I believed the blade to be of European origin on the basis of its flexibility, presence of 'blisters' (forging flaws) and marks in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th April 2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,038
I believe that this is Ifugao as your direct...
I believe that this is Ifugao as your direct collection provenance suggests. I have seen these single-edged variations carried in a similar open-faced scabbard and termed pinahig and the solid handle...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th April 2020, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,646
Besides the possibility of theatrical use...
Besides the possibility of theatrical use potentially with modifications along the way (especially if from a wardrobe rental service), there was quite a market for good quality reproduction armor...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2020, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 18,397
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2020, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,611
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2020, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,391
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2020, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,391
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2020, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 28,145
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2020, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,391
Indonesian? Spear
I had promised in another thread (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25336) to post a picture of a spear whose thin white metal sleeve with rolled edges located over the shaft below the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st March 2020, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 28,145
Alan,
Looking at your picture of the item...
Alan,
Looking at your picture of the item labeled "keris cuntrik" in the Den Pasar Museum, is this item from Lew's collection essentially of the same type?
Additional images and description...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2020, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,794
Ivory and other forbidden fruits
Ivory rules are very complex these days and often do not follow common sense. It is very important to know the rules for where you live and the rules that apply should an item have to cross a border...
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