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Forum: European Armoury 24th March 2026, 12:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,864
Posted By Ian
Hello JohnO, Welcome to the Ethnographic...

Hello JohnO,

Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum. This one relates to a European weapon and rightfully belongs in the European Forum. You are more likely to get a thorough opinion over there, so I'm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2026, 12:16 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Posted By Ian
Gustav, does not the definition of "separate"...

Gustav, does not the definition of "separate" require there be two individual pieces that can be pulled apart? The original post has no hilt and it should be a simple matter to remove the gangya if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2026, 10:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Posted By Ian
Thanks Gustav. Short of pulling the kris apart...

Thanks Gustav. Short of pulling the kris apart and physically separating the gangya to confirm that it is indeed a separate construction, the only way to show conclusively that it is separate is via...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2026, 10:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Posted By Ian
I would need an X-ray to convince me that this...

I would need an X-ray to convince me that this gangya is separate rather than a couple of engraved lines with an extensive gap between. The most recent picture shows inlaid silver work passing across...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2026, 06:19 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 40,768
Posted By Ian
Hello another_rick. Welcome to the...

Hello another_rick.

Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum! As Rick has noted, this is an example of a Moro kris. It has a complicated inlaid pattern that is very unusual.

I don't think this is an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2026, 06:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,671
Posted By Ian
Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum! Interesting...

Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum! Interesting question and I hope one of our knowledgeable members will be along shortly to help you.
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 17th March 2026, 12:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 25,245
Posted By Ian
Migration of Homo sapiens into Australasia and Oceania

[Written with the assistance of ChatGPT]


The Historic Migration of Homo sapiens

into Australasia and Oceania


Introduction
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2026, 01:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 90,453
Posted By Ian
The original question posted here was whether the...

The original question posted here was whether the original post was African or Oceanic. The replies have focused on Africa, and quite appropriately. There is however, a somewhat similar style of club...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2026, 08:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 52,146
Posted By Ian
Tim, Curved throw-sticks like the one you...

Tim,

Curved throw-sticks like the one you show are widespread around the world. Examples have been found dating to ancient Egypt, including items uncovered in King Tut's tomb. They are old tools...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2026, 08:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 52,146
Posted By Ian
Ausjulius, Terminology is very important ...

Ausjulius,

Terminology is very important here. If we trace the history of "boomerang" in the English lexicon, it derives from a term used by one of the indigenous groups around the early colony...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2026, 01:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 52,146
Posted By Ian
Indentured labor from Vanuatu and other southern...

Indentured labor from Vanuatu and other southern Pacific islands was a common practice in 19th C Australia, especially in Queensland. Workers would sometimes come seasonally and then return home,...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2026, 12:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,000
Posted By Ian
Thanks Detlef. I did not think it was English but...

Thanks Detlef. I did not think it was English but had not seen another like it.
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2026, 07:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 105,286
Posted By Ian
Would these all be described under the general...

Would these all be described under the general heading of "glave?"
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2026, 06:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,000
Posted By Ian
Nice old knife: English Renaissance (?)

This rather nice knife sold recently at auction. It was described as an "English Renaissance Engraved Marriage Knife and Sheath." Possibly 16th-17th C.

Overall length = 18 in.

Interested to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2026, 10:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,189
Posted By Ian
Would I be way off the mark to suggest that the...

Would I be way off the mark to suggest that the OP is a khanjar variant? Double-edged, curved blade, central ridge.
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 2nd March 2026, 02:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,720
Posted By Ian
The History and Culture of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia

[Written with the assistance of ChatGPT]


The History and Culture of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia

Introduction

The Indigenous Peoples of Australia represent the...
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 2nd March 2026, 01:45 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,247
Posted By Ian
1.1.4 AUSTRALIA & TERRITORIES>WEAPONS>PROJECTILES>OTHER

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Use of Projectiles Other Than Spears, Clubs,
Sticks and Boomerangs



Australian Aboriginal cultures developed highly effective projectile...
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 2nd March 2026, 01:42 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,950
Posted By Ian
1.1.3 AUSTRALIA & TERRITORIES>WEAPONS>PROJECTILES>BOWS/ARROWS

[Written with the assistance of ChatGPT]



Bows and Arrows were Absent from Indigenous Groups of Australia

The idea that bows and arrows were absent from Aboriginal...
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 2nd March 2026, 01:32 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 85,456
Posted By Ian
1.1.2 AUSTRALIA & TERRITORIES>WEAPONS>PROJECTILES>THROWING CLUBS/STICKS/BOOMERANGS

[Written with the assistance of ChatGPT]

Throwing Clubs, Throwing Sticks, and Boomerangs of Aboriginal Australia:
An Historical and Geographic Analysis



Introduction

The...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2026, 01:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 55,476
Posted By Ian
Filipino sword with similar distal recurved blade

This is a distinctly Filipino sword in its original scabbard. The blade profile has a distal recurved blade that might have been somewhat copied from the 1880 Spanish Artillery sword shown above. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 01:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,660
Posted By Ian
Hi Leif: Interesting sword and not easy to...

Hi Leif:

Interesting sword and not easy to place. The one thing I feel confident in saying is that it is Filipino in origin!

I think the scabbard could be more recent than the sword, but not...
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 27th February 2026, 12:00 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,288
Posted By Ian
1.1.1 AUSTRALIA & TERRITORIES>WEAPONS>PROJECTILES>SPEARS

[Written with the assistance of ChatGPT]


Technological Adaptation and Cultural Significance:
Construction and Use of the Australian Aboriginal Spear

Introduction

Projectile technology...
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 27th February 2026, 11:47 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,720
Posted By Ian
1.1 AUSTRALIA AND TERRITORIES

Watch this space
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 26th February 2026, 06:35 PM
Replies: 0
Sticky: 1. AUSTRALASIA
Views: 4,084
Posted By Ian
1. AUSTRALASIA

watch this space.
Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor 26th February 2026, 06:29 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 25,245
Posted By Ian
AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA

The regions comprising Australasia and Oceania are vast. The mainland of Australia is the largest island in the world and its smallest continent. Mainland Australia has a land area approximately...
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