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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2008, 05:59 PM
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Posted By josh stout
Visits from the grand kids must have been...

Visits from the grand kids must have been exciting :D
Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2008, 04:53 PM
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Views: 10,160
Posted By josh stout
Another one :D Josh ...

Another one :D
Josh

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/02/samurai-dog-armor/
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2008, 05:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,494
Posted By josh stout
[QUOTE=Jim McDougall]Josh, The comment on the...

[QUOTE=Jim McDougall]Josh,
The comment on the Chinese painting blades red that are no longer in use is most interesting. Could you elaborate a bit on that? Some time ago I was trying to discover...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2008, 04:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,494
Posted By josh stout
Unless you see some folding lines, I would guess...

Unless you see some folding lines, I would guess that it is late 20th C. from Java. I have one just like it. I have not seen the red paint before though. The paint might be for tourists, but the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2008, 06:12 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 17,360
Posted By josh stout
That one looks better. I still see some etching...

That one looks better. I still see some etching artifacts though. I like to take 4000 grit paper to a blade after etching. It gets rid of stains quickly but leaves an understated pattern behind....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th February 2008, 03:51 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 17,360
Posted By josh stout
This is far from my area of knowledge, but is...

This is far from my area of knowledge, but is there a chance this could be a Korean piece? My minimal understanding of Japanese blades is that the tang is tilted at an angle to the blade, while...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd February 2008, 03:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,493
Posted By josh stout
I have never been very good at testing edge...

I have never been very good at testing edge hardness, but a few times when I have polished things I have noticed when edges are super hard. In this case I was not planning any polishing or etching...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2008, 04:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,493
Posted By josh stout
village made shuang shou jian

This is an extremely rare two-handed jian. I am not completely clear on the difference between a long handled chang jian, and a true shuang shou jian, but this one was clearly designed for two...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 44,698
Posted By josh stout
I know nothing on this subject, but a quick look...

I know nothing on this subject, but a quick look at "Ancient Berber (vertical)" (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/berber.htm) looks much more likely than an example of Ethiopian script...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2008, 04:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 25,140
Posted By josh stout
Here is an example of a Chinese rattan helmet. ...

Here is an example of a Chinese rattan helmet. It is a bit different, and may be asymetrical to give more overhang for the face. European accounts describe Chinese soldiers using them in the water,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th January 2008, 02:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,188
Posted By josh stout
I have never seen anything quite like it, but...

I have never seen anything quite like it, but something about it says late 19th c. for tourists...

I have been wrong before.
Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2008, 05:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,408
Posted By josh stout
I read it in high school, and again recently...

I read it in high school, and again recently after studying kungfu for over 20 years. I must say it means much more to me now. It is one of those typical books written by an expert; you kind of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2008, 12:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,005
Posted By josh stout
Thanks for the kind words. This one is typical...

Thanks for the kind words. This one is typical of what Scott Rodell has termed a "militia jian". It has a 24-inch blade but weighs 1K so it maneuvers like a longer but lighter jian. It is probably...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2008, 05:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,005
Posted By josh stout
Your history is necessarily painted with broad...

Your history is necessarily painted with broad strokes, but I think it is accurate. What is missing from history however is what was really going on outside the political centers. From the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2008, 03:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,005
Posted By josh stout
Ming jian

There is some disagreement about village made jian with "one piece" guards and pommels. My best understanding of the situation is that there were a large number of these weapons made for irregular...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2008, 04:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,174
Posted By josh stout
strange even by eBay standards

This is the strangest auction I have ever seen for something calling itself a sword.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2007, 04:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 20,383
Posted By josh stout
I have one that is very similar that a friend...

I have one that is very similar that a friend collected from the North West of China in a region of the Tibetan plateau that is outside the former border of Tibet. While it is inside China itself,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th December 2007, 05:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,364
Posted By josh stout
I have read about how the pamor of a keris is...

I have read about how the pamor of a keris is made with folded steel over a core, but to me this seems simply a variety of pattern welding, and one that sounds extremely similar to Chinese sanmai...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2007, 05:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,912
Posted By josh stout
Korean would be a good guess, but I think the...

Korean would be a good guess, but I think the tang would be more angled like a Japanese piece, and have a hole for a peg rather than a peened end. Other than that, the triangular shape to the tang...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2007, 04:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,370
Posted By josh stout
I assume you are talking about the top blade. If...

I assume you are talking about the top blade. If the scabbard were a slightly later replacement, it would still be considered to be "period" work up through the forties. I have a couple of pieces...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2007, 04:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 23,181
Posted By josh stout
Thanks for the explanations on wrought iron. I...

Thanks for the explanations on wrought iron. I still doubt that the business end (blade?) of this gen (sai in Japanese) is iron simply because I have seen many such Chinese sword breaking weapons...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th November 2007, 04:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,912
Posted By josh stout
In the book "Iron and steel swords of China"...

In the book "Iron and steel swords of China" there are some very similar blades that are from the Ming dynasty. The tang is unusual, but consistent with what you would expect on a Chinese weapon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2007, 04:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 23,181
Posted By josh stout
Thanks for the tip. I don't really understand...

Thanks for the tip. I don't really understand how wrought iron makes striations like that, but I am happy to take your word on it. The rest would have to be steel though would it not?
Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 23,181
Posted By josh stout
What I like about this one is it appears to be an...

What I like about this one is it appears to be an older and finer example than most Chinese pieces I have seen. In particular the guard is very graceful and has less of a "village weapon" look to it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2007, 05:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 35,989
Posted By josh stout
Here is a thread on another forum on the topic. ...

Here is a thread on another forum on the topic.
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=67577&highlight=chakrum
Josh

(The video is worth watching)
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