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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2018, 05:50 AM
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Posted By josh stout
Sorry, it was just something a Chinese collector...

Sorry, it was just something a Chinese collector friend told me. I showed him a set of short shuang jian, just as you are describing with the tortoise shell. I had thought it a particularly...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd October 2018, 07:53 PM
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Posted By josh stout
Interesting thought on the Vietnamese origin. I...

Interesting thought on the Vietnamese origin. I have not seen examples, so it is a good tidbit.

Village made double knives/swords frequently show solid riveted construction, while I have seen...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2018, 03:35 AM
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Posted By josh stout
This was a one of a set of double fighting...

This was a one of a set of double fighting knives. Not for cutting paper.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th October 2018, 10:08 PM
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Views: 12,425
Posted By josh stout
On another look, I am slightly suspicious of the...

On another look, I am slightly suspicious of the globs sitting on top of the gold. Is it trying to look like truly ancient encrusted mineral deposits? That is not a good sign. I don't think it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th October 2018, 10:02 PM
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Posted By josh stout
it's one of those "if genuine" situations, but...

it's one of those "if genuine" situations, but Qing figurines like this can be quite valuable.

I can't tell its age by looking at the pictures, nevertheless, I don't see anything wrong with it. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th October 2018, 09:56 PM
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Posted By josh stout
It doesn't have the feel of something 18thc or...

It doesn't have the feel of something 18thc or earlier, and I agree that the felt looks much later. I think it is a 19thc copy of an earlier style. Still, it is very nicely carved, much better than...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th October 2018, 02:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,958
Posted By josh stout
Thanks for putting it in the right place. ...

Thanks for putting it in the right place.

The Netherlands is a god tip. I was looking for carving good enough to look like resin, and found the "black Forest" carvings, but indeed they had no...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th October 2018, 02:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,764
Posted By josh stout
No, a keris could not fit in the hands. Really...

No, a keris could not fit in the hands. Really have no idea what it is. It is made to look like a single carving, but the joins are carefully hidden in the manner of things copying even older...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 14th October 2018, 01:43 AM
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Views: 5,057
Posted By josh stout
obat bottle: Sumatra?

This is an obat (medicine) bottle that, I think, comes from Sumatra.

Purchased in Bandung. Still smells like kerosene after sitting in my house for 25 years.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th October 2018, 01:17 AM
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Views: 9,764
Posted By josh stout
Interesting. It looks like a more modern version...

Interesting. It looks like a more modern version of the same thing I happen to use as a kris holder, only I also make mine wear a Chinese helmet.

I bought mine in 1993 in Yogya, and have no...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 14th October 2018, 12:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,958
Posted By josh stout
need help: black forest? statue with cane

My apologies for this not being completely weapons based, but the gentleman seems to have a heavy walking stick (or perhaps it is the old woman's?), so it is slightly related.

The scene of a...
Forum: European Armoury 13th October 2018, 08:33 PM
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Views: 15,969
Posted By josh stout
If the lower third of the sword is not sharp, as...

If the lower third of the sword is not sharp, as indicated by the gripping techniques, then the round the neck cuts should actually use the neck. Wrapping techniques used in the Chinese dao, use the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2018, 03:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,210
Posted By josh stout
Yes, a nice example of a double knife sadly...

Yes, a nice example of a double knife sadly missing its mate. The blade is in dire need of cleaning. Don't clean it too much, but take off the red rust to stabilize it.

Knives with similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2018, 06:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,793
Posted By josh stout
I appreciate the comments. I am going to need...

I appreciate the comments. I am going to need help on this one.

So it is a green stone does not scratch with steel, it is translucent when held up to a light, and it has a density of 3.13. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2018, 05:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,793
Posted By josh stout
Too bad. I was hoping it might be old, but...

Too bad. I was hoping it might be old, but certainly thought it might be a new example given what I paid.

Can you give me any hints about what makes you think it is new? To me the tool marks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2018, 07:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,793
Posted By josh stout
mere pounamu

I recently have started carving jade and I was looking for examples of mere to copy when I ran across one for sale. I know originals are impossible to find, but something about this one made me...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2018, 06:12 PM
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Views: 10,157
Posted By josh stout
Just a thought. I have seen a very similar...

Just a thought. I have seen a very similar example that was definitively from Thailand. I know nothing of the script, but the decoration looks very like the Thai example, and quite different than...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2018, 06:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,786
Posted By josh stout
You see allot of these in the background of old...

You see allot of these in the background of old martial arts school photos from the 30s. Nevertheless, I agree that they were for show though rather than practice. I think they were sort of an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th June 2017, 02:37 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 32,962
Posted By josh stout
It's interesting to see where the words go. I...

It's interesting to see where the words go. I think "ken" in Japanese is a sort of generic word for sword, despite it still being understood as a double edged temple sword. My teacher, speaking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th June 2017, 02:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 32,962
Posted By josh stout
The piandao seems to have substantial...

The piandao seems to have substantial documentation but very few examples. I once owned one of utilitarian manufacture with a medium length blade (60-62cm), very thick at the guard (~1cm) that was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2017, 01:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 32,962
Posted By josh stout
Great job Peter! There are so many vague...

Great job Peter!

There are so many vague names out there; it is nice to see names, illustrations, and specifications from a primary text. The piandao looking like a naganata, rather than a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2017, 03:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 46,100
Posted By josh stout
They look like Chinese knives to me, perhaps a...

They look like Chinese knives to me, perhaps a minority, but not Tibetan/Mongol.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd January 2017, 01:47 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 53,847
Posted By josh stout
And that fish is clearly a shark.

And that fish is clearly a shark.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th October 2016, 09:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 17,818
Posted By josh stout
It can be difficult to interpret pictures. My...

It can be difficult to interpret pictures. My guess is that the blade is relatively flat until the line identified as the medial ridge, and that the edge slopes from there. Pressing the blade flat...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2016, 04:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 17,818
Posted By josh stout
Not being an expert in Japanese swords and having...

Not being an expert in Japanese swords and having seen similar swords from China, I would like to know your reasoning. I thought that in Japanese blades the hilt does not turn down (toward the edge)...
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