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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th May 2014, 07:45 AM
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Oliver: You are right. I totally missed it...

Oliver: You are right. I totally missed it because it's so small.........Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2014, 09:10 PM
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Sylektis: No, there are no tughra seals. ...

Sylektis: No, there are no tughra seals. From what i can see, they are just flower type of engraved decoration............Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2014, 06:53 AM
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Posted By DaveS
No one has any idea about this strange...

No one has any idea about this strange inlay???......Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2014, 05:08 AM
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Posted By DaveS
Turkish shamshir-strange mark

Here is a Turkish shamshir for viewing, It has a 33 inch wootz blade, almost 39 inches overall with a rhino horn handle. It has a very strange mark of inlaid silver dots that appears to read as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2014, 09:00 PM
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Views: 6,117
Posted By DaveS
Michael: Yes, they are definitely serve some...

Michael: Yes, they are definitely serve some type of talismanic function. I can just imagine the stir it would create, showing up at a mosque with a kris!!!!!!..........Dave. Spunjer: This...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2014, 05:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,117
Posted By DaveS
Kai: Very interesting pictures. The last kris...

Kai: Very interesting pictures. The last kris in the series has the arrows in the same manner, pointing inward to the center of the blade, and then having the arrows on the ganjya point at the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2014, 11:36 PM
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Views: 6,117
Posted By DaveS
Moro kris with Jinn???

Here is a moro kris that i got off of ebay from rsword a few years ago. I've often thought could this be a blade that has had a jinn (genie) put into the it by a long lost ceremony mentioned by Cato...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2014, 07:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,334
Posted By DaveS
Albert: Darn!!!!!!. I kinda wish i kept that...

Albert: Darn!!!!!!. I kinda wish i kept that barong now. It looks better than i ever remember it.............Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2014, 08:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 28,713
Posted By DaveS
Charles: After looking much closer at his...

Charles: After looking much closer at his pictures, it does indeed have a two piece ganja. With just a quick look i missed it. It probably does place it a generation or two earlier than at first...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2014, 03:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,334
Posted By DaveS
Spunjer: A really interesting barong. It...

Spunjer: A really interesting barong. It definitely has all the things that make for a 100 percent desirable moro piece. I traded a barong to Kino a few years ago that had a copper or brass...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2014, 03:10 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 28,713
Posted By DaveS
drac2k: Here is mine. Aside from the silver...

drac2k: Here is mine. Aside from the silver handle, it is virtually identical to yours. I still feel that this a late 40s early 50s kris. One way to tell if something is silver is to put a dab...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2014, 05:37 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 28,713
Posted By DaveS
drac2k: You have a nice clean blade with good...

drac2k: You have a nice clean blade with good inlays. I think this is an early 50s piece. I have one similar but with an intact asang and handle. Too bad the pommel is broken. There is a dealer...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2014, 07:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
Detlef: Actually, if you were to count the...

Detlef: Actually, if you were to count the number of cats that come into our garage where we keep a bowl of food and water, the number would probably be at least 12. We even have on occasion a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2014, 07:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
Albert: Glad you clarified that...

Albert: Glad you clarified that statement!!!!!!!.........Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2014, 08:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
John: There are two things that i would really...

John: There are two things that i would really like to find. One is a twist-core panabas, and the other is a twist-core barong. At this stage of our collecting career i doubt if we will find...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2014, 08:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
Jose; You are right. Both krisses are from...

Jose; You are right. Both krisses are from Mindanao. I realized my mistake after i had the description plates made up. To lazy i guess to have them changed after all these years. I'm not really...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2014, 10:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
[QUOTE=Robert]An absolutely magnificent...

[QUOTE=Robert]An absolutely magnificent collection Dave, I just wish that there was some way for me to see it in person. I have always wanted a suit of Moro armour but it seems that every time I find...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2014, 07:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
Charles: Yeah, I still remember that day like it...

Charles: Yeah, I still remember that day like it was yesterday, though I can't seem to remember if you might have met Bob Cato that day. He used to live right next to Pasadena and would always come...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2014, 06:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
Barry: Unfortunately we only do two knife shows...

Barry: Unfortunately we only do two knife shows a year. One in Pasadena, Calif in March, and one in Eugene, Oregon in April. It takes about three hours to set up a full display and it's too much...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2014, 12:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
More pictures

More pictures
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2014, 12:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,514
Posted By DaveS
Centerpiece of our collection

Here for viewing are two ivory jungayyan moro krises. The top kris has a 21 inch blade, and is 26 inches overall. The bottom kris has a 25 inch blade and is 30 inches long. Both ivory pommels are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2014, 05:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,877
Posted By DaveS
No one able to help???.......Dave.

No one able to help???.......Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2014, 02:24 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 44,070
Posted By DaveS
Detlef: Definitly a good example of a...

Detlef: Definitly a good example of a "transition kris". I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was a twist-core...........Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2014, 01:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,877
Posted By DaveS
B.T.W, the date is 1281(1864).........Dave.

B.T.W, the date is 1281(1864).........Dave.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2014, 01:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,877
Posted By DaveS
Yataghan: need translation if possible

I traded for this yataghan at the Oregon knife Show last weekend. The blade is 24 1/2 inches long, 31 inches overall with walrus ivory handle and the usual coral stones. No scabbard. I would like...
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