Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2014, 09:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2014, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2014, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 85
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Oh man, another one of these.
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Oh man, another one of these.
Google can search within websites by using the following syntax, then going to Images. It'll return all of the images from posts including the search word....
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
31st October 2014, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 26,312
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th October 2014, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 34
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd October 2014, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,930
Magnificent sword Charles!
In Bikaner I saw...
Magnificent sword Charles!
In Bikaner I saw a few very heavy tulwars supposedly used by some very powerful men. Every component from the hilt to the blade were very thick and heavy-looking, but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2014, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 17,154
Hello,
Starting this summer I noticed a...
Hello,
Starting this summer I noticed a seller on ebay listing a lot of apparently very nice sabres with wootz blade and karabela-type hilt.
While the wootz blades looked very good, the overall...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2014, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 8
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That's the best I can do until I pick it up...
That's the best I can do until I pick it up Andrew. Hopefully tomorrow.
Wondering if this would qualify as a Thai ngaw.
Charles, the flimsy guard also recalled Vietnamese pieces to my mind.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th October 2014, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 8
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Thai or Burmese polearm
Hello,
Just picked this up at auction. A Thai or Burmese polearm.
Total length, 1.88m, roughly split 50/50 between blade and pole. I don't have it in hand yet so can't say anything...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2014, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,320
Hi everyone,
Thank you for the encouraging...
Hi everyone,
Thank you for the encouraging comments :) As soon as I saw it, I had to get it. I'm loving the pattern-welding.
Robert your observation is correct. It looks and feels like...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2014, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,320
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2014, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,244
Barong for comment
Hello,
Here is another recently-acquired barong with intact pommel. A light etch reveals nice lamination.
Early 20th century Tausug?
Thanks,
Emanuel
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th October 2014, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,320
Barong with horn collar
Hello,
I recently got this nice barong, with a horn collar/punto instead of metal. Do I understand correctly that this is a feature seen on Borneo barongs?
The blade shows very nice...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th September 2014, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 20,809
Hello,
The pommels on kris are traditionally...
Hello,
The pommels on kris are traditionally aligned with the greneneg carving on the base of the blade. The elephant trunk is the front, and the "dragon tail" is back. If the blade is sheathed in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2014, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,776
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th September 2014, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 1
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Example:
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Example:
http://vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=75733&stc=1
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Forum: Swap Forum
17th September 2014, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 1
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WTB - Ladieng horn handle
Hello,
I am looking for a handle for a Ladieng of this type: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14279
I have the blade with a temporary wood handle, but I would like to replace it with...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th September 2014, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 17,452
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2014, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,403
Very interesting blade Charles,
It looks...
Very interesting blade Charles,
It looks almost repulsive in its organic appearances, sort of like snake skin. The oval depressions along the edge look very deep. Is the blade heavily etched? I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th September 2014, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,483
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th September 2014, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,483
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th September 2014, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,483
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th September 2014, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,483
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2014, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,324
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th September 2014, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,324
Another thought.
The quality of the silver...
Another thought.
The quality of the silver pommel casting is spectacular. What surprises me a bit is the simplicity of the silver inlay on the blade. The patterns are crude relative to the...
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