Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th June 2015, 09:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2015, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 185
Views: 191,625
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2015, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,332
Hello Ryanevest and welcome to the forum. First...
Hello Ryanevest and welcome to the forum. First things first, please read the "Forum Registration And Rules" sticky as well as the "Posting Photos" sticky both of which are located towards the top of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2015, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 185
Views: 191,625
Hello Detlef,
I would not worry too much...
Hello Detlef,
I would not worry too much about this being a small piece made for tourist as most of the ones of this style I've seen are from 10/12 inches in length. As Jose has pointed out the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd June 2015, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 38,340
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd June 2015, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 38,340
Another beautiful example of work masterfully...
Another beautiful example of work masterfully executed by Jose. If you do not mind my asking, when doing this type of restoration work are you using dead soft sterling wire for the inlay or silver...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2015, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,423
Hello Ian, I happy to see this thread brought...
Hello Ian, I happy to see this thread brought back into the light of day again. If I remember correctly the sword you posted is not only one of the best examples of this style that I have ever seen,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2015, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,855
Hello Marklefont, I am moving this from the...
Hello Marklefont, I am moving this from the Miscellania Forum to the Ethnographic Weapons Forum where it should receive more attention and give you a better chance of having your questions answered. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2015, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,146
As there is no reason to be running two threads...
As there is no reason to be running two threads on the same items I am closing this one from further comments. Anyone wishing to comment on these items can do so on the "Hello All Help Please" thread...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2015, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,654
Carlos, I am very happy to see that you are the...
Carlos, I am very happy to see that you are the one who won this wonderful piece and for one, very jealous of your good fortune. I am looking forward to seeing new photos of it after it arrives and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2015, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,253
As for cleaning the blade, if it were mine I...
As for cleaning the blade, if it were mine I would remove the verdigris from the blade so it does not spread any further. I would then take a piece of dry coarse cloth and use it to polish the blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2015, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,253
Very interesting Bluelander, Could you post a...
Very interesting Bluelander, Could you post a little more information on it such as the measurements? This is only the second gunong that I have seen with a copper blade. The other was listed on ebay...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2015, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,562
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2015, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,018
Jose, Detlef Vandoo and Rick, Thank you all for...
Jose, Detlef Vandoo and Rick, Thank you all for your kind words on the work I have done on the Mandaya dagger. I am very happy that it has met with your approval. I really enjoyed doing what I could...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2015, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,043
Yes, a most wonderful piece. I hope that you do...
Yes, a most wonderful piece. I hope that you do not mind that I have taken the liberty to brighten one of your photos to help show some of the detailing of the hilt. As Jose has suggested please post...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2015, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,908
Gentlemen, please keep any political commentary...
Gentlemen, please keep any political commentary you have to yourself as it has "NO" place on this forum. Any discussion of ways of circumventing any laws is also forbidden. If you find it necessary...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2015, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,862
I totally agree that the one piece stamped "MS"...
I totally agree that the one piece stamped "MS" is of WWII (or even a little earlier) vintage and shows much better craftsmanship than the other two shiny pieces that to me look to be definitely post...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2015, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,021
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2015, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 17,622
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2015, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,704
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2015, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,499
Hello Detlef, And another very nice sword added...
Hello Detlef, And another very nice sword added to your collection. Would the chains have originally ended with small bells, triangular pieces of brass or other decorative objects as I have seen on...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th April 2015, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,054
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Forum: European Armoury
6th April 2015, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,766
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2015, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 41,519
Unfortunately because of physical limitations I...
Unfortunately because of physical limitations I cannot give a truly accurate description of how it handles, but will do the best that I can. As I am really not used to handling this style of sword...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2015, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 17,526
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