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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2022, 12:24 AM
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Views: 11,559
Posted By Battara
I might place this in the 1920s-1930s. The later...

I might place this in the 1920s-1930s. The later it got in time, the bigger they sometimes got.

Here is one of mine that probably belonged to a sultan. It has sheets of chased gold on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th August 2022, 09:31 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 53,668
Posted By Battara
From the top of the blade, the okie, and the...

From the top of the blade, the okie, and the scabbard, this was originally a Maguindanao kris that might have belonged to a datu, but rehilted and "roped" at a later time.

I LOVE the blade. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2022, 12:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,436
Posted By Battara
Picture please Ian?

Picture please Ian?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2022, 09:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,436
Posted By Battara
Charles I love the carving on the long one.

Charles I love the carving on the long one.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2022, 12:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,503
Posted By Battara
I love the silver work and carving. This is the...

I love the silver work and carving. This is the best repousse work I have ever seen on a dha!

I remember this up close and it is more impressive in person.

Could the plain bands be later...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2022, 02:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,245
Posted By Battara
I thought as much. Thank you so much for your...

I thought as much. Thank you so much for your confirmation. Maraming salamat! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2022, 05:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,728
Posted By Battara
Are the blades flexible?

Are the blades flexible?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2022, 05:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,245
Posted By Battara
Nice example Xasterix! I think you might be...

Nice example Xasterix! I think you might be right - usually one doesn't see a large tiger bell unless it is for talismanic.

Is there a status reason why the hilts are bronze/brass?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2022, 04:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 17,054
Posted By Battara
I will only add that the green one may have...

I will only add that the green one may have belonged to a hajji - a Muslim who made the hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2022, 12:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,956
Posted By Battara
The scabbard though looks more Visayan to me. ...

The scabbard though looks more Visayan to me. Ian what are your thoughts?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2022, 02:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 40,372
Posted By Battara
The Moro barong and kris are from completely...

The Moro barong and kris are from completely different origins. The barong is more leaf shaped. It never takes the recurved shape of the kukri.

Regarding the kris mouth looking like a cho,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2022, 01:46 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 18,380
Posted By Battara
My understanding is also that one is allowed to...

My understanding is also that one is allowed to wear green if one has been on the hajj.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2022, 05:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 151,676
Posted By Battara
Don't think it is Filipino - the metal tip is...

Don't think it is Filipino - the metal tip is wrong to me.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2022, 05:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,498
Posted By Battara
Sort of looks that way doesn't it? Lots of wrap...

Sort of looks that way doesn't it? Lots of wrap and made of bronze or brass - both harder than copper.

Not seen anything like these.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2022, 01:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,764
Posted By Battara
Crazy impressive! :eek:

Crazy impressive! :eek:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd July 2022, 05:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 22,669
Posted By Battara
Perhaps over cleaned to where patina is missing...

Perhaps over cleaned to where patina is missing from the design grooves. That might explain a lot.

But mixing silver and nickel - not likely since the heat differentials would damage the silver.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2022, 01:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 22,669
Posted By Battara
Although some parts look like they have a silver...

Although some parts look like they have a silver patina, other parts have strange hue. Might be good to go to a jeweler and have the metal tested for silver or nickel/copper content.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2022, 12:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,473
Posted By Battara
Stock removal like this started in tunings in the...

Stock removal like this started in tunings in the 1920s I think, but I agree with Ian that this is probably post 1940s. It became very popular by the 1930s as the demand for laminated steel dropped....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2022, 02:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,574
Posted By Battara
That's a possibility David. A window might be...

That's a possibility David. A window might be helpful as to origin.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2022, 02:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,078
Posted By Battara
Ian I was thinking the same thing! Could have...

Ian I was thinking the same thing! Could have fooled me (and did).

On a second glance however, the "belly" of the middle blade is not straight but slightly curved or convex at the edge. Moro...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2022, 02:37 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 62,559
Posted By Battara
I think Ariel has a good point here of Ottoman...

I think Ariel has a good point here of Ottoman influence being in the entire region.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2022, 02:30 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,170
Posted By Battara
I have looked at this and the decor - I'm leaning...

I have looked at this and the decor - I'm leaning toward one of Ariel's choices of Syrian, though I'll also admit that this style of zigzag chasing is common (also as Ariel said).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2022, 04:37 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,574
Posted By Battara
Doesn't quite look Moro to me inspire of the...

Doesn't quite look Moro to me inspire of the square tang, but I will definitely say that a ganga was once on the end of it. Might have even had a clamp on it on one side. Perhaps Malaysian?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2022, 04:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,212
Posted By Battara
My understanding is that this is a maker, but if...

My understanding is that this is a maker, but if you have other information to the contrary, I would love to see it. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2022, 03:43 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 62,559
Posted By Battara
Folks I am close to closing this thread. I don't...

Folks I am close to closing this thread. I don't care who starts it, but if anyone starts with the personal insults again, and if anyone responds in kind, not only will this marvelous thread close,...
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