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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2025, 04:58 PM
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Views: 102,473
Posted By Ian
Thanks Detlef. Those two examples you show do...

Thanks Detlef. Those two examples you show do look 19th C in origin. I had a similar one that I sold a while back. I may still have pictures. BTW, I think I see evidence of brazing between the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2025, 11:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 102,473
Posted By Ian
Hi Jeff, I like this knife for a few...

Hi Jeff,

I like this knife for a few reasons. The 9-luk bladed looks well made. The waves are forged (not created by stock removal) and there is a well defined central ridge. The waves taper in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2025, 08:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 23,444
Posted By Ian
Cathey, I cannot help with a translation but thst...

Cathey, I cannot help with a translation but thst is a very lovely katar with an unusual blade. The gold work is well preserved.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2025, 08:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 21,048
Posted By Ian
WW, I think what you are calling a chisel...

WW,

I think what you are calling a chisel grind is actually a blade with a triangular cross-section. Such blades are a known style during the Spanish Colonial period. The black leather sheath is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2025, 08:34 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 99,246
Posted By Ian
Jose, thanks for that picture. I don't recall...

Jose, thanks for that picture. I don't recall seeing it before.

Jim, the links between the Americas and the Philippines were very strong during the Spanish Colonial period. Many of the Spanish...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2025, 08:21 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,933
Posted By Ian
Thanks David. That makes a lot of sense. Double...

Thanks David. That makes a lot of sense. Double posting does create some confusion.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2025, 07:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 99,246
Posted By Ian
Jim, I have only a passing understanding of...

Jim,

I have only a passing understanding of Moro armour in the Philippines. While I see some commonalities with the boiled leather form you show, it does not resemble the construction of Moro...
Forum: European Armoury 15th March 2025, 02:26 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 49,273
Posted By Ian
Geoffrey and Jim, Thank you for coming in on...

Geoffrey and Jim,

Thank you for coming in on this one. I am pleased to see that moving Rob's post to the Euro Forum has generated such good feedback for his topic.

Regards, Ian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2025, 04:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 15,553
Posted By Ian
serdar, Thanks for posting this excellent...

serdar,

Thanks for posting this excellent katar. The person who knows most about these on this Forum is Jens. We have not seen him for some time. He is elderly and may no longer be watching the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2025, 03:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 34,237
Posted By Ian
Thanks JBG. Nice examples! Jeff, when you...

Thanks JBG. Nice examples!

Jeff, when you next have a chance, could you ask if this was intended to be used as a weapon or tool or both. The construction looks very "basic" and would push me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2025, 03:50 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,428
Posted By Ian
Oh Alan, your tale of a housekeeper reminds me of...

Oh Alan, your tale of a housekeeper reminds me of a very awkward experience when I stayed with a friend in Gujarat. He was the younger son of the late Maharajar of Dranghadra, a former Rajphut...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 04:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,933
Posted By Ian
Because this one deals with the keris, I'm...

Because this one deals with the keris, I'm transferring it to the Keris Fprum.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 04:16 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,933
Posted By Ian
Perhaps this view may be a bit more helpful. It...

Perhaps this view may be a bit more helpful. It is markedly pixelated by one can now see the line of separation between the ganja and the rest of the blade.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2025, 04:01 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,428
Posted By Ian
How very true Alan. I have experienced this in...

How very true Alan. I have experienced this in several SE Asian countries. The desire to satisfy the thinking of foreigners, and not to contradict, is omnipresent.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2025, 01:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 45,599
Posted By Ian
Rob, Wayne and Jim, These southern Chinese...

Rob, Wayne and Jim,

These southern Chinese knives and sword length blades are interesting but do not have the profile of the sword shown in the original post, which resembles a very narrow rapier....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2025, 01:29 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,428
Posted By Ian
Hello Alan, Thanks for that erudite...

Hello Alan,

Thanks for that erudite explanation and for reminding us of the intricacies of the Indonesian languages. Your explanations of the subtle use of words among Indonesian culture helps...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2025, 01:01 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 42,296
Posted By Ian
Guys, We're drifting into some fairly recent...

Guys,

We're drifting into some fairly recent militaria topics, which have been marginally admitted as topics here. I understand the North American and Spanish interest in this topic, but let's not...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2025, 12:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 49,273
Posted By Ian
Over to the Euro Forum for further discussion.

Over to the Euro Forum for further discussion.
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2025, 12:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 49,273
Posted By Ian
Hello Geoffrey, Marc and Rob, Three very...

Hello Geoffrey, Marc and Rob,

Three very fine khoummya. Thank you for sharing them here. Geoffrey's example has a very nice combination of silver and ivory for the fittings. Marc's plainer...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2025, 06:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 118,267
Posted By Ian
Hello kizitov. Welcome to the Forum. I hope...

Hello kizitov.

Welcome to the Forum. I hope you will find the answers that you seek. Sometimes it just takes the right person some time to come along. We have a lot of knowlegeable people here so...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2025, 06:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 21,769
Posted By Ian
Hi Jeff, I thought the same as Detlef. This...

Hi Jeff,

I thought the same as Detlef. This might well be a Spanish Colonial blade, with decorations consistent with that origin. The handle would be locally made in the Philippines. If so, that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2025, 08:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 45,599
Posted By Ian
Gustav, you raise some very salient points about...

Gustav, you raise some very salient points about the depiction of this woman. A movie frame sounds like a good possibility—taken from a movie about this famed pirate—or advertising for it. In which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2025, 12:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 45,599
Posted By Ian
Gustav, this may not be a photograph. It could be...

Gustav, this may not be a photograph. It could be a drawing. I did not look at it as a photograph.
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2025, 02:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 49,273
Posted By Ian
There are several links to similar images for...

There are several links to similar images for ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, etc. that refer to a pattern called "quadrostyle Moroccan starry night," which is similar to the pattern you show.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2025, 01:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 38,918
Posted By Ian
Excellent carving! Where did you get this done,...

Excellent carving! Where did you get this done, Carlos.
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