Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2025, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 39,235
Hello Yves. Welcome back.
I believe this is...
Hello Yves. Welcome back.
I believe this is a 20th C piece based on the the treatment of the incised designs at the base of the blade and the likelihood (IMHO) that the gangya may not be separated...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2025, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 115,099
Here is the daab/daav with a rounded tip and...
Here is the daab/daav with a rounded tip and protrusion. I would say it is 19th C and for some time I thought it was Cambodian because of the pointed toe to the scabbard. More recently, I have come...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th January 2025, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 115,099
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2025, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37,709
FSV,
There are some excellent Maori clubs...
FSV,
There are some excellent Maori clubs that are worth consideration. These have a rather simple form, but the skill is in achieving the correct overall shape and in the carving/polishing. A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2025, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 37,709
Ed,
That Cleveland Museum piece is...
Ed,
That Cleveland Museum piece is brilliant! However, FSV might be challenged to reproduce it given that it is made of "ironwood," which as its name suggests is an extremely dense hardwood and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th January 2025, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 67,140
Hi Detlef,
I don't want to hijack Jeff's...
Hi Detlef,
I don't want to hijack Jeff's thread, but that second barung is older than your first, judging from the pommel, and you matched it with an older style of scabbard. Was that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2025, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 67,140
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Forum: European Armoury
11th January 2025, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 100,709
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2025, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 76,319
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2025, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 67,140
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2025, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 67,140
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Forum: European Armoury
10th January 2025, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 100,709
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2025, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 67,140
Hi Jeff.
A 20th C Mindanao kris that seems...
Hi Jeff.
A 20th C Mindanao kris that seems to have been over-etched. I had a barung that was treated similarly. I think it may now belong to a fellow forumite.
The extent of over-etching starts...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th January 2025, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 47,084
Hi Rick,
There is some information on...
Hi Rick,
There is some information on whalebone hilts and guards on kampilan on the Ethno Forum, including this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21204
Rick Stroud...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2025, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 74,301
Rick,
Your example also looks to be from a...
Rick,
Your example also looks to be from a master craftsman. The intricate designs and inlaid stones are wonderful. I'm thinking this work is akin to Hindu art, and it also reminds me of some of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2025, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 74,301
Alan,
I am very grateful that you posted...
Alan,
I am very grateful that you posted this beautiful example of Javanese metalwork. It is exquisitely executed and of a very high standard. It appears virtually flawless. The pendok reminds me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2025, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 46,928
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2025, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 22,553
Lumad (?) adaptation of a Malay sundang
This sword has an old Malayan kris wavy blade. The Malayan features are the octagonal hilt and the presence of a central fuller that starts at about 25% of the blade below the hilt, and runs all the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2025, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 21,085
Hi Rob,
Yes, I thought the same thing! The...
Hi Rob,
Yes, I thought the same thing! The inscription is actually easier to see in the photographs than in hand. There might well have been a more complete name than just initials.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2025, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 30,466
Hi drac,
As others have already noted, a...
Hi drac,
As others have already noted, a northern African origin for these swords has been pretty much dismissed. That discussion is in the Archives. Instead, a Spanish Colonial origin from Latin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2025, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 21,085
Old Spanish (?) blade in Visayan dress
At first glance this one looks like a rather ordinary Visayan knife, But there is a bit more to it.
The blade is intriguing. It has an acutely pointed tip with a long back false edge. It is almost...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2025, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 23,811
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2025, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 77,309
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2025, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,491
dimsboy,
Your original post looks virtually...
dimsboy,
Your original post looks virtually identical to the example in the Met link you posted. I think your OP has been silver plated at some time, some of which has been lost at the end of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2025, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,179
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