Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2007, 04:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2007, 01:24 AM
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Maisy,
Thanks for posting the anecdote about...
Maisy,
Thanks for posting the anecdote about the scribe's using the piha! that confirms something I've been told before.
I had an ongoing discussion with the owner of the Serendib Gallery in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2007, 05:02 AM
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Hi Scratch,
They vary a lot, but most fall...
Hi Scratch,
They vary a lot, but most fall between 11-12 inches total length. There are many distinct styles and blade shapes. The wider blades like this example are very heavy for their size. I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2007, 02:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2007, 03:35 AM
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Hi Spiral,
It has a grain like wood, but...
Hi Spiral,
It has a grain like wood, but it's exceptionally smooth and dark.
I've currently got 25 really good examples. Some were Jerry Maskell's at one time (he had over 110 if I remember...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2007, 09:02 PM
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A slightly unique Piha Kaetta
There were several pihas included in a recent Australian estate sale. Several had unusual blades, but this one caught my eye. If ever there was a piha made for fighting, I think this one would be it....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2007, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2007, 01:15 AM
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Roano,
That really is fantastic work. You've...
Roano,
That really is fantastic work. You've obviously studied the details of the patterns on Ethiopian scabbards as well.
I have one gurade that came with a "museum quality" replacement...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2007, 04:47 AM
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Slightly changing the topic, there is a piha...
Slightly changing the topic, there is a piha currently offered at Lion's Gate with a very old hand written label that calls it a "pihiye", along with the phrase "Sinhalese hunter's knife".
That's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2007, 04:03 PM
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Hi Charles,
That's a great piha, very...
Hi Charles,
That's a great piha, very complete. Based on the quality work it would almost have to have been made by the Pattal Hattara in Kandy (the king's royal workshops). They were not around...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2007, 10:31 PM
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Hi Jim,
I'd have to agree it's unlikely...
Hi Jim,
I'd have to agree it's unlikely Prince Charles come by a kastane in Scotland! But he was after all born in Italy and then exiled in France. I'd guess he came across one during the latter...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2007, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 22
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Hi,
I just want to tell you that you have...
Hi,
I just want to tell you that you have found a fantastic kastane for the price. I have seen examples in much poorer condition go for three times that. Congrats, it's a keeper.
As noted...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2007, 07:45 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2007, 10:28 PM
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That is a VERY nice first kukri. There are so...
That is a VERY nice first kukri. There are so many poorly-made kukris with un-tempered, chromed blades out there that it's sometimes hard to weed through them to find the good ones.
They are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2007, 06:07 PM
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Good effort, Spiral. :)
Jim,
Here was...
Good effort, Spiral. :)
Jim,
Here was Beoram's repsonse to the inscriptions on the 2nd and 3rd kukris in my post:
"I'm pretty sure now that the nicknames are in fact company names - or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2007, 02:21 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2007, 04:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2007, 03:43 PM
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Some "pre-1898" Military Kurkis
Hi guys,
I thought I would post these for the kukri fans. These are what AC calls "longleaf".
The letter that came with them says they are dated by the Royal Nepalese Army as pre-1898. Who...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2007, 04:44 PM
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Just to clarify,
I didn't mention this...
Just to clarify,
I didn't mention this thread to debate whether the sword has been reworked. That's obvious. A blade of that quality with those kind of fittings would be like Michelangelo taking a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2007, 04:50 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2007, 08:12 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2007, 04:32 PM
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Ending Shamshir Listing
Ebay has been a feeding frenzy lately. This is a perfect example. I see a decent old blade with a poorly executed rehilt and equally sorry silver (silver-alloy) work. The scabbard is new as well.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2007, 06:07 PM
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Tim,
I have never seen a wootz blade on a...
Tim,
I have never seen a wootz blade on a piha. Most look to be laminated and possibly some were differentially hardened similar to a Japanese sword. Many of mine have striations in steel very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2007, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 14
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Hi Manolo,
Take a look at this article: ...
Hi Manolo,
Take a look at this article:
http://www.pihakaetta.com/sinhala_weapons_armor_low.pdf
Page 8 mentions different names for piha variations. I've noted this before, but "piha kaetta"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2007, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 14
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