Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2011, 12:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2011, 08:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2011, 03:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2011, 03:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2011, 03:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2011, 01:34 AM
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Thanks for the reply Battara!
The brass...
Thanks for the reply Battara!
The brass dots... aren't those also found on Borneo blades sometimes, such as Mandau/Parang Ilang?
I've always wondered what the spike meant, and the variations...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2011, 12:05 AM
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A Kampilan blade - from where?
So I saw this blade for about $5 (in USD) I think...
and I recognized the shape immediately! And of course, I bought it.
It's a relatively unremarkable blade, not very thick, long, has that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2011, 11:52 PM
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An antique ox-tail saber
Just got a chance to take some pictures. They aren't the best pics and I'll take better ones tomorrow hopefully. The "village" Dao are some of my favorites 'cause you know a local martial artist,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2011, 01:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2011, 04:04 AM
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Apologies for resurrecting this old thread, but...
Apologies for resurrecting this old thread, but does anyone have connections in Turkey and know how easy/hard it would be for an American to acquire a nice modern made yataghan there without having...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2011, 03:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2011, 03:09 AM
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That's impressive! :eek:
I'd hate to get...
That's impressive! :eek:
I'd hate to get one of those hurled at me. Does anyone have the time and money to have them faithfully reproduced by a skilled smith and test them out on targets? I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2011, 06:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2011, 03:19 PM
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WOW! I have never seen such a big collection of...
WOW! I have never seen such a big collection of 1900s Paiwanese souvenir weapons! The Paiwan are an aboriginal group at the southern tip of Taiwan island (formerly known as Formosa)...
While these...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2011, 06:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2011, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2011, 05:38 AM
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Good points!
Was one of those provinces...
Good points!
Was one of those provinces Shandong? That place was historically full of banditry and violence, and the region has birthed many effective fighting styles - such as Mantis Boxing. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2011, 08:34 PM
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Thanks fearn, I'll look into those... and if...
Thanks fearn, I'll look into those... and if anyone else has input, I'm all eyes/ears :D
I remember the Mandarin Duck formation from General Qi Jiguang... Supposed to be inspired by southern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2011, 04:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2011, 01:33 AM
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"Ratio" of weapons of "civilian" S.Chinese... ?
I was wondering the other day, what the ratios were of the weapons amongst the civilians in Southern China / Taiwan? The time period would be around 1600-1800... a period of continued Southern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2011, 04:23 AM
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Having a big fascination for Chinese dao and...
Having a big fascination for Chinese dao and shuang dao I thought I'd resurrect this thread with questions...
Do they tend to be as long/heavy as many normal dao?
In my mind, it seems if they...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2010, 08:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2010, 01:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2010, 08:52 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2010, 02:26 PM
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Maybe it is from Sabah or Brunei? The few I've...
Maybe it is from Sabah or Brunei? The few I've seen pictures of tend to have simple handles and rattan wrappings as opposed to silver ferrules and kakatuas... but I digress... I hope one of the...
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