Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2025, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 44,972
Stu,
I deliberately left the jambiya out of...
Stu,
I deliberately left the jambiya out of discussion so as not to further confuse the issue. Yes, this is another term used to describe a double-edged, curved dagger of the same general form as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2025, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 44,972
Rob, in this discussion of a koummya/khanjar...
Rob, in this discussion of a koummya/khanjar dichotomy it may be worthwhile looking at the etymology of the two words. I think, from memory, that khanjar is a Persian word for a double-edged, curved...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2025, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 66,156
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2025, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 66,156
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2025, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 45,491
This item is for Sale.
Thank you werecow!
This item is for sale and the thread is closed until Domi888 informs us that it has been sold or no longer offered for sale.
Ian.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2025, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 10,900
This Item is for Sale
Domi888,
This Forum does not permit discussion of items currently offered for sale. This is mentioned in the Forum Rules on the Ethnographic Forum contents page (in a post at the top of the Forum...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2025, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 127,366
Hello IP:
Yes, the "arrowhead" is found on...
Hello IP:
Yes, the "arrowhead" is found on some kris of the late 19th-early 20th C, and sometiimes even more recently. It is an uncommon feature on late era kris and is a throwback (revival) to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2025, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 37,574
Welcome to the site Domi888!
Thank you for...
Welcome to the site Domi888!
Thank you for posting your khukri and questions. We have several people here who are knowledgeable about these weapons. It may take a few days for one of them to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2025, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 68,306
Thanks Xas for posting this one. Seems to be a...
Thanks Xas for posting this one. Seems to be a Maranao blade and perhaps originally a Maranao scabbard that had its cross piece (sampir) removed and then the underlying throat reshaped in the late...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th April 2025, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 125,436
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th April 2025, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 125,436
Alan,
You have written here that there is a...
Alan,
You have written here that there is a specific, perhaps spiritual, "sense" about a keris that the most learned of keris experts can achieve. This "sense" is highly subjective, and may vary...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th April 2025, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 73,801
GIO,
The problem with .pdf files is that the...
GIO,
The problem with .pdf files is that the forum software treats these as document attachments and not as a graphic format that can be displayed. Document formats are appended to the post and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th April 2025, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 155,573
Another possibility is a fish knife. Fish knves...
Another possibility is a fish knife. Fish knves and forks for formal eating of fish had a similar blade shape, and there was a larger version used to cut and serve fish. Given that the blade on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2025, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 35,784
Hi Jim,
Your sword in post #6 is unlikely to...
Hi Jim,
Your sword in post #6 is unlikely to be Visayan. As noted by Sajen already it is more likely from Luzon. There are swords from Cebu that show similar hilts, presumably because it was a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2025, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 18,933
Hi Justin,
I remember Mike well and he was...
Hi Justin,
I remember Mike well and he was fun to have around. Your post here is the first I have heard of him in 15+ years. His collection of knives and swords was interesting and he had some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2025, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 111,832
Pertinax, thank you for sharing your...
Pertinax, thank you for sharing your understanding of the flyssa and the Kabyle people so clearly here. You have obviously spent a lot of time researching those subjects. While it is disappointing to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2025, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 102,473
Just one last thought on the similarity between...
Just one last thought on the similarity between gunong and kris blade styles. Here is a relatively modern kris blade that shows the square shoulder preceding the first luk on the "back edge" of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2025, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 99,246
Jim, I have searched further online concerning...
Jim, I have searched further online concerning the presence of oxen in the Philippines. There are no native oxen found there, although a somewhat similar animal is found on the island of Mindoro (in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2025, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 99,246
Hi Jim,
Maybe not a total impasse. With...
Hi Jim,
Maybe not a total impasse. With regard to leather on Moro weapons or armor, this would have been from local water buffalo. I very much doubt that the Pueblo tribes in America had access to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2025, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 102,473
Merger complete
The two threads have now been merged. The merged name is that of the most recent thread.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 102,473
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 99,246
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 59,405
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2025, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 14,731
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 102,473
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