Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2025, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 14
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Detlef,
My recollection of Burmese scribe...
Detlef,
My recollection of Burmese scribe knives dates back to the late 1990s when I was shown six or so examples by a dealer in Hong Kong (IIRC). Unfortunately, I don't have pictures. He was...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th January 2025, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 55,636
Hi Alan,
In the following statement you...
Hi Alan,
In the following statement you refer to rules that apply to keris-making that might well vary by place and time.
Are these rules written down so that we may access them today, or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2025, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 59,901
Good score Jeff! It is very uncommon to find a...
Good score Jeff! It is very uncommon to find a suassa punto on what is a rather plain barung. Likewise the presence of a hairpin laminated pattern in the blade. This is a gentry barung for sure. It...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2025, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 14
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Ren Ren, thank you for redirecting thinking to...
Ren Ren, thank you for redirecting thinking to Sri Lanka. I was able to find most of the letters on the blade in the Tamil alphabet, and the Tamil are indeed an important minority group in Sri Lanka....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2025, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 69,196
Hi Shane,
Welcome to the Forum! Thanks for...
Hi Shane,
Welcome to the Forum! Thanks for posting this interesting knife.
I think this one is likely Asian/SE Asian in origin. The inlaid decoration on the spine of the blade is reminiscent of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2025, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2025, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 46,050
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2025, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 42,546
Hi Al and welcome to the Forum,
Detlef has...
Hi Al and welcome to the Forum,
Detlef has nailed it for you. The only thing I would add is that a straight, double-edged blade and a cross guard are both unusual for this type of hilt. As I...
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th January 2025, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 0
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Nice old Mandaya bolo and scabbard
A nice old Mandaya bolo from Mindanao, in good condition and with its traditional up-turned scabbard. This one does not have the small protrusion just below the hilt, which is associated with old...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2025, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 46,050
Hi Shane,
That's a nice decorative pair....
Hi Shane,
That's a nice decorative pair. Double knives are found in various cultures.Some have interlocking hilts, similar to what you show, while others have two separate knives. If you search...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2025, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 44,399
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2025, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 38,669
Hello Yves. Welcome back.
I believe this is...
Hello Yves. Welcome back.
I believe this is a 20th C piece based on the the treatment of the incised designs at the base of the blade and the likelihood (IMHO) that the gangya may not be separated...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2025, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 109,037
Here is the daab/daav with a rounded tip and...
Here is the daab/daav with a rounded tip and protrusion. I would say it is 19th C and for some time I thought it was Cambodian because of the pointed toe to the scabbard. More recently, I have come...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2025, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2025, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37,251
FSV,
There are some excellent Maori clubs...
FSV,
There are some excellent Maori clubs that are worth consideration. These have a rather simple form, but the skill is in achieving the correct overall shape and in the carving/polishing. A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2025, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37,251
Ed,
That Cleveland Museum piece is...
Ed,
That Cleveland Museum piece is brilliant! However, FSV might be challenged to reproduce it given that it is made of "ironwood," which as its name suggests is an extremely dense hardwood and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2025, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 64,966
Hi Detlef,
I don't want to hijack Jeff's...
Hi Detlef,
I don't want to hijack Jeff's thread, but that second barung is older than your first, judging from the pommel, and you matched it with an older style of scabbard. Was that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2025, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 64,966
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Forum: European Armoury
11th January 2025, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 96,869
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2025, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 73,214
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2025, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 64,966
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2025, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 64,966
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2025, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 96,869
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2025, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 64,966
Hi Jeff.
A 20th C Mindanao kris that seems...
Hi Jeff.
A 20th C Mindanao kris that seems to have been over-etched. I had a barung that was treated similarly. I think it may now belong to a fellow forumite.
The extent of over-etching starts...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th January 2025, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 44,603
Hi Rick,
There is some information on...
Hi Rick,
There is some information on whalebone hilts and guards on kampilan on the Ethno Forum, including this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21204
Rick Stroud...
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