Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 6
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Detlef, I was not suggesting that your knives...
Detlef, I was not suggesting that your knives were from WWII period or later. Rather that brass was used more extensively post WWII, making the distinction that you described more difficult to apply...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,463
I happily defer to Ray's opinion. The First...
I happily defer to Ray's opinion. The First Republic produced some lovely knives, made by local craftsmen who were skilled in the Spanish Colonial traditions of knife making. Not surprising to see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,463
Hi Detlef,
Nice clipped-point knife with...
Hi Detlef,
Nice clipped-point knife with small ricasso. I suspect this is from the Spanish Colonial period, maybe last quarter of 19th C. Most likely from Luzon, with the full-length tang peined...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,428
Tim,
Thanks for that very interesting link!...
Tim,
Thanks for that very interesting link! Your suggestion of a Formosan connection is a nice "outside-the box' idea. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Detlef -- I can't see any Formosan...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2026, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 39,126
Kino,
Can you post better pics of the hilt...
Kino,
Can you post better pics of the hilt and pommel from different angles. It's not a makara as best I can tell, but perhaps something interesting from the feline family (judging from the ears)....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2026, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,048
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2026, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,207
Hi Tom,
Nice work on the clean-up. As to...
Hi Tom,
Nice work on the clean-up. As to whether the hilt originally had a crest, this can be hard to determine sometimes, especially from pictures. I have not seen a "crestless" kakatua hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2026, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Here is a cropped and enlarged picture of one...
Here is a cropped and enlarged picture of one posted above by Gustav. It is a very nice blade and seems in good condition. In looking closely at the gangya, I can see three horizontal grooves...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2026, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Another-rick,
Good points. I don't know the...
Another-rick,
Good points. I don't know the answer and I doubt we ever will unless someone comes along to say that only one panday made these blades with naga down the middle.
Perhaps panday ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 14,048
Patterson25,
That's a nice Anglo-Indian...
Patterson25,
That's a nice Anglo-Indian knife. The hilt is definitely Indian of a style found in the 1890s through to about 1920, and made for sale of items to those who travel. The sheath is also...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Hi Rick,
Another example of this genre that...
Hi Rick,
Another example of this genre that sold recently at auction. No hilt, just the blade unfortunately.
The blade is similar to your example, but the head of the naga appears higher on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2026, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2026, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,531
Perhaps Fijian or Tongan. It's longer than most...
Perhaps Fijian or Tongan. It's longer than most Fijian ulu and perhaps for Tongan throwing clubs as well. It is not a root ball piece, but rather carved from a branch and neighboring trunk wood, or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,605
Hi Tom:
You can find pictures of the Brunei...
Hi Tom:
You can find pictures of the Brunei kris that I mentioned in this thread (https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30036) where it is shown in post no. 4. At that time I had not yet...
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd April 2026, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 1
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Seminal article by Davidson (1936)
An important article on throwing clubs, throwing sticks and boomerangs was written by Davidson (1936).* He looked at the majority of such items contained in various Australian museums of that period,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,605
Hi Tom,
Very nice "archaic" style kris....
Hi Tom,
Very nice "archaic" style kris. There is a reasonable chance that this one has a twist core blade and the anting is a good find. The hilt lacks a crest to its kakatua pommel; while not an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,910
Hi Detlef,
That straight-edged heavy blade...
Hi Detlef,
That straight-edged heavy blade says working knife to me. Not sure about the Visayan or even Filipino attribution. There are mainland SE Asian knives with similar blade profiles and I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2026, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,124
Hi ww:
Nice late 19th C Maguindanao kris...
Hi ww:
Nice late 19th C Maguindanao kris you have for restoration. While the pommel could be banati wood covered with some grime it might also be kamagong, which is a darker wood and its grain...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2026, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,517
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
24th March 2026, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 43,254
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