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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2025, 07:33 PM
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Posted By Ian
Athanase, thanks so much for your reply here!!! I...

Athanase, thanks so much for your reply here!!! I can't comment on the attribution of the item in the museum at the University of Melbourne. I can say that Melbourne University's School of Medicine...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2025, 07:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 26,731
Posted By Ian
Completely agree. This site's "Arms Historian" is...

Completely agree. This site's "Arms Historian" is a true gentleman and scholar. Jim has helped so many of us here to understand the arms of cultures around the globe. A remarkable contribution to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2025, 12:08 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 40,105
Posted By Ian
Hi David, The baculum bone is an interesting...

Hi David,

The baculum bone is an interesting structure that shows a high degree of variation in length and shape among the various mammal groups that have one. In several species, the baculum is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2025, 01:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 87,868
Posted By Ian
Thanks Dave. DO you have an age estimate for your...

Thanks Dave. DO you have an age estimate for your example.

Sully, Dave has pointed to the "coins" of brass on the hilt. Perhaps it is just the light and careful polishing, but yours have a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th October 2025, 12:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 87,868
Posted By Ian
Thanks Sully. A nice looking jambiya. It is in...

Thanks Sully. A nice looking jambiya. It is in amazing condition for its reported age. Middle eastern weapons are not my area of primary interest, so I'm afraid I can't give you an informed response....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2025, 11:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 37,517
Posted By Ian
Thanks Jim. I see that the one in the Danish...

Thanks Jim. I see that the one in the Danish Museum has an extra hole below its present mounting at "forte," which suggests to me that it was mounted differently at one time. Perhaps the blade came...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2025, 04:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 37,517
Posted By Ian
Jim, You raise some interesting questions....

Jim,

You raise some interesting questions. There is a similarity to the example in the Danish museum, so a 17th C piece seems possible. BTW, I note that the two narrow fullers run through the tip...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2025, 09:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 33,262
Posted By Ian
Chris, all the silver work I have seen on tulwars...

Chris, all the silver work I have seen on tulwars has been pressed into very fine engraved criss-cross lines (Khoftgari work). None of it was raised in the fashion shown on the hilt of your sword....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Detlef, I owe you an apology. Here are pictures...

Detlef, I owe you an apology. Here are pictures from an Assam Facebook discussion page showing recently made heng dang. Wooden hilts, including black shiny ones, and a couple with small disc guards!...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 02:38 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
The Ahom migrated from northern Yunnan into Assam...

The Ahom migrated from northern Yunnan into Assam and founded a ruling dynasty in the 13thC C.E., which continued into the 18thC. They were early adopters of gunpowder for cannons and small arms....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 01:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 29,023
Posted By Ian
Can someone tell us whether these are Chinese or...

Can someone tell us whether these are Chinese or Japanese characters, and what they say? I think this will give us a better basis for discussing what this piece may be.

The wooden scabbard looks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2025, 11:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 33,262
Posted By Ian
Hi Chris, makes me wonder why such a nice old...

Hi Chris, makes me wonder why such a nice old hilt ended up on a cut down and reshaped blade. Perhaps they started out together when the blade was intact and the blade got broken. Or maybe it's a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2025, 11:19 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Hi Sid and Tim. I'm not sure we should jump to...

Hi Sid and Tim. I'm not sure we should jump to this item being an attempt to be something it's not or to deceive a prospective buyer. It does appear to be an "odd ball," as Detlef notes. The guard,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2025, 11:02 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Detlef, it's very interesting that you know this...

Detlef, it's very interesting that you know this sword. Thank you for sharing your insights. As you say, this is a very unusual assembly that was put together years ago. We can but guess for what...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2025, 10:39 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 40,105
Posted By Ian
ww, I suspect from the cross-section shown that...

ww, I suspect from the cross-section shown that this is an unusually long baculum or penile bone. The groove would have been where the urethra ran the length of the penis. The longest examples are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2025, 01:23 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Patterson25, this is important information that...

Patterson25, this is important information that was omitted earlier. If you are looking for an answer for this unusual sword, then it helps to have all the data. Additional information that would be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th October 2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Detlef, I respect your extensive knowledge of the...

Detlef, I respect your extensive knowledge of the SE Asian region and related areas. For that reason, I consulted every reference that I have on hand that is relevant to NE India and the Himalayan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2025, 03:40 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Here is a rotated and enLarged picture of the...

Here is a rotated and enLarged picture of the stamp on the ricasso. The blade appears to have some age in line with Jim's estimate. Anyone recognise the stamp? What is the likelihood that this could...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2025, 03:21 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
An interesting composite sword. One wonders why...

An interesting composite sword. One wonders why and how a NE Indian/Pakistani blade came to be mounted in this unusal manner and where that occurred. One possibility is a traveler, moving from east...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 09:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 25,620
Posted By Ian
Wayne, I'm going to join the chorus of those who...

Wayne, I'm going to join the chorus of those who think this is a decorative item made well within the last century, and has been "manipulated' to appear older. I won't discuss the features that are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 07:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 19,037
Posted By Ian
Hello again rickdeckard, Thanks for posting...

Hello again rickdeckard,

Thanks for posting another example of your inherited weapons. A nice heavy-bladed knife in what appear to be silver fittings. Again, I think you are on the right track...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 05:16 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 69,473
Posted By Ian
Exclamation Is this a pending sale?

Hello Patterson25.

Thank you for posting this interesting sword. As Francantolin has queried whether this item is in your possession, I must ask you to confirm that you own this item. If it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2025, 05:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 36,471
Posted By Ian
Hello rickdeckard, Welcome to the...

Hello rickdeckard,

Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum. You are on the right track regarding your machete. This form, and a number of similar examples, have been referred to as Chindit machetes. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th October 2025, 05:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 87,868
Posted By Ian
Hi SullyAtooly, Please continue on this one...

Hi SullyAtooly,

Please continue on this one now that you have started. We can always combine them later if that seems like a good idea.

Regards,
Ian
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2025, 03:57 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 87,868
Posted By Ian
Exclamation Welcome and please read the Rules for this Forum

Hello Sully Atooly.

Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum. Yemeni jambiya have been a subject of discussion here in the past, and there is already a large thread on this subject. I hope you can add to...
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