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Forum: European Armoury 10th May 2011, 04:16 AM
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Posted By aiontay
I'm sure it was a good cutter. I suspect though...

I'm sure it was a good cutter. I suspect though that it was the training and tactics that made it even better. I just think the artillery guys were handed a sword that frankly they didn't know how...
Forum: European Armoury 9th May 2011, 10:05 PM
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Views: 17,297
Posted By aiontay
If I remember correctly, the Roman short sword...

If I remember correctly, the Roman short sword was primarily a thrusting/stabbing weapon and recruits spent a lot of time training with extra heavy wooden swords and shields on wooden posts to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2011, 05:03 AM
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Posted By aiontay
I bought a couple of knives like that up in...

I bought a couple of knives like that up in Lashio. The Kachins said they were boy's blades.

The larger n thu (swords) in the pictures these days are "wedding" swords. At the marriage ceremony,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th January 2011, 01:16 AM
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Views: 16,357
Posted By aiontay
Just comment on the shape of the blade. It has...

Just comment on the shape of the blade. It has been awhile since I was in Northern Thailand, but I think I remember seeing plenty of utility farm blades with a square "point" so this blade shape...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2011, 01:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,153
Posted By aiontay
I don't think Shandong was one of the provinces,...

I don't think Shandong was one of the provinces, although it may have gotten some mention. I bought that book over twenty years ago and loaned it out probably over ten years ago, so I would have to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2011, 01:56 AM
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Views: 12,153
Posted By aiontay
Given that historically the Chinese relied on...

Given that historically the Chinese relied on local militias well in to the 1800s, I'm not so sure that there was a particularly clear divide between civilian and military weapons, particularly in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2010, 01:49 PM
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Views: 23,781
Posted By aiontay
My White aunt does a really good job of cutting...

My White aunt does a really good job of cutting leather fringe (and rolling it), it looks good on one of my uncle's lances. And hair still on the hide? Doesn't sound too good to me.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2010, 03:34 AM
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Views: 67,764
Posted By aiontay
There was limited iron working and blacksmith in...

There was limited iron working and blacksmith in the 18th Century, at least in the SE United States. I know of one tomahawk forged by a Chickasaw in the 1760s (apparently the British taught several...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 04:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,520
Posted By aiontay
A couple of other points while I'm thinking about...

A couple of other points while I'm thinking about it. First, remember for the majority of time under British rule, Burma was administered as a province of India; it was not until the 1930s that is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 04:02 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,520
Posted By aiontay
Yeah, I'd think a presentation blade might be...

Yeah, I'd think a presentation blade might be what it is. As for local forces continuing on during the British colonial era, I'd rather doubt it. The British definitely did not recruit ethnic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 12:12 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,520
Posted By aiontay
I'm afraid I can't say anything about the dha,...

I'm afraid I can't say anything about the dha, beyond the observation that in the early 20th century Burma was a British colony and then was occupied by the Japanese during WWII. Any naval force...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2010, 05:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 31,492
Posted By aiontay
It also looks like they cut across the grain...

It also looks like they cut across the grain quite a bit on both the handle and the ball, and that is something that you generally want to avoid. You can really see it on the the handle.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2010, 04:26 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 31,350
Posted By aiontay
It is a Karen pattern I was told about by the guy...

It is a Karen pattern I was told about by the guy I learned (just a little) Karen sword fighting from. The design is a tiger on one arm and a naga on the other. I forget which arm is which. I need...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2010, 01:48 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 31,350
Posted By aiontay
Note the caption underneath. Immunity from sword...

Note the caption underneath. Immunity from sword or gunshot wounds. The Karens and Shans have the same beliefs. I know of a pattern that is supposed to confer immunity to sword cuts.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2010, 05:09 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 31,350
Posted By aiontay
The Saya San Rebellion brings colonialism,...

The Saya San Rebellion brings colonialism, tattoos and swords all togather. And while it was definitely a peasant rebellion, as Martin Smith notes, it did influence the Thakin movement.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th June 2010, 02:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 31,350
Posted By aiontay
Just a couple of comments. First, this is...

Just a couple of comments. First, this is supposed to be a WWII blade, and given the situation at the time, one can easily see how a sword could be cobbled togather with a bunch of disparate...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th June 2010, 02:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 31,350
Posted By aiontay
What particular hill tribe is this sword supposed...

What particular hill tribe is this sword supposed to come from?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2010, 04:13 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 26,533
Posted By aiontay
And the sapwood dries at a much faster rate, so...

And the sapwood dries at a much faster rate, so if you leave it on the wood is very prone to split. I always just use the heartwood. It changes from a bright yellow to a dark reddish brown.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2010, 03:37 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 26,533
Posted By aiontay
I was going to recommend Osage Orange. The...

I was going to recommend Osage Orange. The problem is finding straight grained dowel. If you're cutting it yourself, look along river bottoms, not upland areas. Also, look at the bark since the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2010, 08:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 21,952
Posted By aiontay
Back in the 1980s I was at a Dan Inosanto...

Back in the 1980s I was at a Dan Inosanto seminar. He was showing different Filipino weapons. One of them was a piece of rattan which had been taped down and had brass tip. It was definitely a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2010, 01:17 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 33,010
Posted By aiontay
Staunch Moslems using drugs!?!? Next you'll be...

Staunch Moslems using drugs!?!? Next you'll be telling me followers of the Prince of Peace rode through the blood of Moslems and Jews they slaughtered. I'm shocked, shocked to find people not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2010, 01:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,749
Posted By aiontay
I'm not entirely sure why there aren't more...

I'm not entirely sure why there aren't more Burmese weapons out there, but keep in mind most of those weapons would have had to have been collected pre-1940s since after that the political situation...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2010, 03:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,749
Posted By aiontay
Sorry, I don't know the original source of the...

Sorry, I don't know the original source of the picture. It appears in the book "The Trouser People", which I have, but I can't seem to lay my hands on right now.

It should be noted that there...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2010, 12:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,749
Posted By aiontay
Although I never saw it, I did meet a couple of...

Although I never saw it, I did meet a couple of Thiang practioners, and I'm not entirely sure it is all set demos.

The first picture is of the Shan sawbaws (chao fa) in their court costumes at a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2010, 10:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,749
Posted By aiontay
There is a coffee table photo book, "The People...

There is a coffee table photo book, "The People of Burma", or something like that. I forget the author, but the afterward is by Martin Smith(!). It has some photo from the early 20th Century...
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