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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 12:31 PM
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Posted By Ian
ausjulius, werecow, krockew, Thanks for your...

ausjulius, werecow, krockew,

Thanks for your suggestions. Yes, the truong dao from Vietnam is another version of the dadao, hence its similarity to the original post (OP). However, the firm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2025, 02:45 AM
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Views: 14,043
Posted By Ian
Korean (?) dadao

I got an excited message from a young collector friend last night that he had won a dadao on an online Belgian auction. It was a bringback by a Belgian military officer from the time of the Korean...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2025, 01:41 AM
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Views: 28,606
Posted By Ian
Tom, I agree with Battara. The silver should be...

Tom, I agree with Battara. The silver should be cleaned, as well as the white metal on the scabbard (hard to say whether this is silver, probably not--could be nickel, white brass, or tin). The blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2025, 01:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 23,006
Posted By Ian
Thanks Thomas. I believe I see laminations in the...

Thanks Thomas. I believe I see laminations in the distal end of the blade, above and adjacent to the spikes. The patination more proximally seems very dense and could mask lamination.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2025, 02:29 PM
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Views: 23,006
Posted By Ian
Hi Rob. I'm sure of very little about this item....

Hi Rob. I'm sure of very little about this item. The markings at forte are cut into the steel. The edges below the two spikes are said to have been sharpened. Any thoughts why?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2025, 07:28 PM
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Posted By Ian
Hi Xas, Good to see you posting another...

Hi Xas,

Good to see you posting another interesting kris. The snake (naga) motif on Maranao pieces in particular seems well established, but I think it may not go back very far. I posted a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd July 2025, 06:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 23,006
Posted By Ian
Thanks Ed, might well be a tool, but I don't know...

Thanks Ed, might well be a tool, but I don't know what it would be used for. Unusual to see a small brass (?) disk guard on a tool, but could be. :shrug:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2025, 06:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 23,006
Posted By Ian
Thanks Jim. Appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks Jim. Appreciate your thoughts.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2025, 12:40 AM
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Views: 23,006
Posted By Ian
Question Weird "sword"

This one was sold recently at auction. It is not mine and the attached images are from the auction site.

This sword length object (OAL = 29.25 in.) has an unusual blade that appears to be old....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2025, 01:13 PM
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Views: 41,672
Posted By Ian
Pertinax, you have written a bleak requiem for...

Pertinax, you have written a bleak requiem for the flyssa form. It seems that few flyssa we see on the market and in auctions today are of the traditional style and manufacture. The "wedding...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2025, 12:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 15,120
Posted By Ian
This may be a relatively recent stok komando made...

This may be a relatively recent stok komando made popular by President Sukarno. Basically a swagger stick with a concealed blade, sometimes an old tombak. There was discussion of these here...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2025, 03:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,136
Posted By Ian
Rob, I think that's a good choice. Ian.

Rob,

I think that's a good choice.

Ian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2025, 01:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,136
Posted By Ian
Rob, looking at the end of the hilt, where the...

Rob, looking at the end of the hilt, where the tang peeps through, I think this hilt has been in place a long time—perhaps back to the 19th C. I don't think you have a piece that was cobbled together...
Forum: Swap Forum 24th June 2025, 12:16 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,404
Posted By Ian
Old barung with small silver punto

This barung likely dates from the late 19th C. The blade is laminated and retains a sharp edge. The hilt has a small silver punto, only 1.5 in. in length, usually indicating its owner came from one...
Forum: Swap Forum 23rd June 2025, 11:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,925
Posted By Ian
Unusual large Moro barung

A large heavy barung with a swedged spine for almost its entire length. The back edge is peaked but not sharpened. This treatment of the spine is unusual on barung, but not unique. I have seen...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2025, 10:27 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 37,816
Posted By Ian
Beautiful sword and very unusual hilt for a...

Beautiful sword and very unusual hilt for a tulwar. Lovely silver work on the scabbard.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2025, 12:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,965
Posted By Ian
Agreed :)

Agreed :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd June 2025, 11:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,136
Posted By Ian
Rob, I think your blade with a triangular...

Rob,

I think your blade with a triangular cross-section is likely Spanish Colonial and 19th C in manufacture. As such, the blade may have been made in Luzon, and I don't see much to indicate a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2025, 06:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,778
Posted By Ian
Hello Yves, I agree that this is likely a...

Hello Yves,

I agree that this is likely a late 19th C Mindanao kris.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2025, 06:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,544
Posted By Ian
Hello Yves, An interesting kris. I agree...

Hello Yves,

An interesting kris. I agree with your assessment that this is probably not a Mindanao kris, but I'm not convinced that it was made entirely by Tausug craftsmen. The scabbard and hilt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2025, 02:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,406
Posted By Ian
Just a reminder of information found elsewhere on...

Just a reminder of information found elsewhere on this site. The word khodmi is simply Algerian for "knife." Bou saadi means "coming from Bou Saada" in Algeria.

Khodmi bou saadi = knife from Bou...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 09:47 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 95,340
Posted By Ian
ausjulius, I see where you are coming from....

ausjulius, I see where you are coming from. However, Yuri has gone to some trouble to show us why this isn't "just another tourist piece." While the workmanship is low quality, Yuri has identified a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2025, 12:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,406
Posted By Ian
Hello Donna, Welcome to the forum! For...

Hello Donna,

Welcome to the forum!

For confident identification of your knife, we will need more pictures. Details are best observed on a plain background, with full length views of each side,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2025, 09:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 95,340
Posted By Ian
Wonderful rundown of this highly unusual sword...

Wonderful rundown of this highly unusual sword Yuri. Thanks to Oliver also, and other contributors, for this most interesting discussion.

Ian
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2025, 08:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 90,228
Posted By Ian
Rob, Coming back to your knife at the start...

Rob,

Coming back to your knife at the start of this thread, I think it might be an example from the area where the s'boula and shula coexist on Waelty's map. In other words, a local hybrid of the...
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