Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2010, 06:47 PM
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Hi Tim,
Somewhere I read that the curl...
Hi Tim,
Somewhere I read that the curl (properly the "tooth" of the "death tooth" which is what Nifo oti means), came from the blade itself. Basically, they would take a machete/bush knife, cut...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2010, 01:19 AM
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There is at least two books on the old club...
There is at least two books on the old club types. I'm looking for my (photo)copies at the moment.
A few comments:
--woodwork tends to be distinctive by island, so long as the people making the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2010, 08:55 PM
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We actually had a real druid's sickle...
We actually had a real druid's sickle (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5635&highlight=druid) show up a couple of years ago, although the picture is long gone. Think fancy European...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2010, 11:52 PM
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Hi Tim,
Well, you now have a puppy worth...
Hi Tim,
Well, you now have a puppy worth over £100, and/or a wife who now knows what to get you at the next holiday. It does suck. My parents lost an *old* Navajo blanket the same way, before...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2010, 02:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2010, 06:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2010, 01:23 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2010, 12:13 AM
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Hi All,
Thing to watch (as Tim already...
Hi All,
Thing to watch (as Tim already noticed) is the scientific name, not the common name. The wood expert narrowed it to either Ligustrum or something similar to it in the Oleaceae (the olive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2009, 04:53 PM
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Ummmmmm, the privet hawk moth (Psilogramma...
Ummmmmm, the privet hawk moth (Psilogramma menephron) caterpillars eat members of the families Bignoniaceae and Oleaceae, including "olive trees (Olea europaea, OLEACEAE), but is perhaps most often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2009, 10:33 PM
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Privet. Hmmmm. Interesting finding. I don't...
Privet. Hmmmm. Interesting finding. I don't see a lowland tropical Ligustrum species on the list yet, so I'm not buying Torres Strait Islands. Without testing the bark binding (hey, why not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2009, 06:47 PM
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I can't recall where I saw it, but I did see...
I can't recall where I saw it, but I did see tiger forks associated with a magistrate's militia, and they also have religious aspects, as I recall.
Sticks and staves of all shapes and sizes would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2009, 06:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2009, 03:44 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th December 2009, 09:46 PM
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Here's a reference to an "8 palm" turkish...
Here's a reference to an "8 palm" turkish miquelet (http://www.mdc.hr/karlovac/en/5-kulturno/5-2kulturno.html). I don't know much about these muskets, but the few pictures I've seen of them had...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2009, 02:57 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th December 2009, 01:27 AM
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Hi Alan,
The couple of useful things to find...
Hi Alan,
The couple of useful things to find out are:
a) the tribal affiliation of the PNG officials (religion will help too--they're probably Christian, but knowing whether they're Catholic,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2009, 10:47 PM
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Hi Alan,
I've got to agree: it's sort of...
Hi Alan,
I've got to agree: it's sort of like asking someone to provide a detailed guide to the culture of Java and Sumatra. New Guinea considered probably the most linguistically diverse region...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2009, 09:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2009, 09:50 PM
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Hi Emanuel,
I think it depends on the...
Hi Emanuel,
I think it depends on the version of English that you use.
I agree that a sickle has to have the concave edge sharpened. These are single-handed tools primarily used for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2009, 11:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2009, 02:58 AM
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Hi Puff,
The Bushman handle is just folded...
Hi Puff,
The Bushman handle is just folded into a socket, and the seam is not welded. It looked like the sarow handle is welded into a cone. I'm of two minds about whether welding the seam is a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2009, 09:18 PM
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Me jealous? No way :D:D:D
Two questions,...
Me jealous? No way :D:D:D
Two questions, though. One is whether that hollow handle is welded shut or not. It may sound like a goofy question, but does it ring like a bell when you hit it? I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2009, 05:25 AM
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Yep. The problem is that the heating and...
Yep. The problem is that the heating and ignition seems to be pretty unpredictable, otherwise you could carry a wad of cotton and linseed oil camping to light a fire. That unpredictability is the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2009, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 62,365
I love linseed oil too. It's got one problem...
I love linseed oil too. It's got one problem though, which is that linseed oil on cotton rags can sometimes spontaneously combust, so make sure you dispose of it carefully!. I usually soap up the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2009, 05:36 AM
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