Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th October 2014, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,011
Hello Mahratt, Please download your photos...
Hello Mahratt, Please download your photos directly to your post. If you are not sure of how to do this you will find a detailed description here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13631...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2014, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,825
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th October 2014, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,825
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2014, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,825
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th October 2014, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,994
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2014, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2014, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,825
Identification Help Needed
I am hoping that someone here on the forum can help me to identify this rather different knife. It is the top one in the photo below and as these are the only decent photos I have until it arrives I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2014, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,833
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2014, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Drac2k, After doing a search on the net and...
Drac2k, After doing a search on the net and actually going out and checking various commercial products I have found that quite a few of the ones I can find are not much more than a mixture of olive...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2014, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,882
As the scabbard on your example seems to have a...
As the scabbard on your example seems to have a raised central ridge I would say that making a new toe piece similar to the lower one shown in Vandoo's photo above would be a fair representation of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2014, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,882
STT, I totally agree with Spunjers...
STT, I totally agree with Spunjers recommendations on how to remove and reset the hilt and what to use as a replacement adhesive. The only thing I might add is that from what I can see in your photos...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2014, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Hello Nonoy, and thank you for your advice. I...
Hello Nonoy, and thank you for your advice. I have cleaned the dust and lint from it using a clean paint brush and canned air like used to clean dust from keyboards. I then applied some ren wax to a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2014, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 30,945
Blue Lander, Very nice knife and great...
Blue Lander, Very nice knife and great information as well. Could you post a few more detailed photos of the knife showing the blade and hilt in a better light? Having the knife with its original...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th October 2014, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Thank you Detlef for your reply and advice on...
Thank you Detlef for your reply and advice on this. It is hard to believe that out of all the experts here that none have had experience with an item in this condition, or that no other advice is...
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Forum: Swap Forum
6th October 2014, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,556
Looking For A Bontoc Axe
Hello everyone, I am looking for a nice older Bontoc axe to add to my collection. I would prefer a trade or partial trade if possible. Please contact me by either PM or you can email me at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2014, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2014, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 22,712
I think that I would call it a tenegre. If it...
I think that I would call it a tenegre. If it wasn't for the tapered scabbard tip I might have guessed that this could have been an older sword refitted to a more modern taste. Either way I like it....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2014, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,281
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2014, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,225
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2014, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Hello Detlef, The shield is scheduled to arrive...
Hello Detlef, The shield is scheduled to arrive on Monday if everything goes right and I will post them then. As this is my first large wooden piece what should and should not be done to it as far as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2014, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Thank you for the good news on the age of this...
Thank you for the good news on the age of this piece Detlef. I am always worried when I purchase something that I am not at all familial with that it will turn out to be something that was made for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd October 2014, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Nonoy, Thank you for helping identify what the...
Nonoy, Thank you for helping identify what the wooden piece was used for. I have posted a photo (borrowed from Detlef) that I think shows how it would be useful for the purpose that you suggested.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd October 2014, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd October 2014, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,879
Igorot/Bontok Shield
Just lucked out and found this sleeper on epray for a very nice price. A nice Igorot/Bontoc shield that looks to be in decent shape for a change. It measures 34" in length and is 13" wide. As this is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2014, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,657
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