Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2025, 10:56 AM
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Hi Detlef.
A separate gangya occurred on...
Hi Detlef.
A separate gangya occurred on some Moro kris blades made in the second half of the 20th C, and even on blades made today by traditional panday. Malayan blades still preserve a separate...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 09:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 09:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2025, 08:47 PM
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Tim,
I have many such items from SE Asia...
Tim,
I have many such items from SE Asia that were collected decades ago, before the current emphasis on the ivory trade. Many of my items are 19th C, but not worth the exorbitant costs of getting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2025, 06:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2025, 06:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd September 2025, 06:22 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st August 2025, 03:10 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2025, 06:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2025, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 11
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The T'boli also use sections of tin sheet on...
The T'boli also use sections of tin sheet on their scabbards. It is stiffer than aluminum and can give a nasty cut/scratch. I can see some sharp points where the edges meet. Perhaps tin rather than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,479
Hi Tim,
These are well made in my...
Hi Tim,
These are well made in my experience. Windlasss has apparently been making khukris for the Indian Government for many years. I bought one of their kukhris in the early 2000s but lost it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2025, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,479
Hi there.
These are recently made by...
Hi there.
These are recently made by Windlass Steelcrafts, an Indian company that make knives and swords for Atlanta Cutlery. I had a couple of items that were not terrible quality but were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2025, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2025, 06:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2025, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,418
Hi Jeff.
As Battara has noted, this is from...
Hi Jeff.
As Battara has noted, this is from Luzon. Many of these Luzon wavy-bladed knives were brought back to the U.S. by servicemen serving in the Philippines post-WWII. It appears that most...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2025, 02:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2025, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 14,198
Hello Adam,
This is a Malayan sword rather...
Hello Adam,
This is a Malayan sword rather than a Filipino Moro blade. As you know, Malaya was under British rule for some time, and this probably explains why it ended up in London. It has a nice...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2025, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 56,994
Detlef,
In a very old thread, Contemporary...
Detlef,
In a very old thread, Contemporary Thai daab, on the UBB platform (now gone) there were examples of the turtle stamp on daab brought back by US Vietnam War vets. I will see if I can find...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2025, 12:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2025, 03:39 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2025, 02:33 PM
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Unusual brass hilt on S. American knife
A recent inexpensive curiosity for which I am waiting delivery.
I think this is probably a 19th C blade and sheath, with an updated cast brass hilt with stirrup guard and langets. The blade has a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2025, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2025, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 56,994
Hi Detlef,
The "turtle mark" was discussed...
Hi Detlef,
The "turtle mark" was discussed in the old UBB Forum on this site, but unfortunately that platform was hacked and the files corrupted. IIRC, the mark was thought to be found on northern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2025, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 31,050
Hi Xas,
There is a significant risk...
Hi Xas,
There is a significant risk importing any ivory-containing item into Australia. Like the U.S. and Europe, we have enforcement of CITES regulations and confiscation/destruction of...
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