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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2013, 12:43 AM
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Views: 23,791
Posted By KuKulzA28
Completed... I think? Used rasp, plane,...

Completed... I think? Used rasp, plane, sandpaper... and then 3 coats of tung oil...

Not as fine as the aputu made by the natives themselves, but I'll get there.

Anyone who owns one... how do...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2013, 02:32 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 758,570
Posted By KuKulzA28
thats awful I'll keep my eyes on eBay......

thats awful

I'll keep my eyes on eBay... hope the police can catch them before the swords even hit the market
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2013, 03:38 PM
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Posted By KuKulzA28
the bat looks like Kayapo weaponry to me :shrug:...

the bat looks like Kayapo weaponry to me :shrug:

I agree, some of them have very nice geometric weaving, like that one
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2013, 01:34 AM
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Views: 23,791
Posted By KuKulzA28
Good points Vandoo. Started to cut/chisel...

Good points Vandoo.

Started to cut/chisel out the sides today. Haven't finished the flare at the pommel and the handle needs to be narrower and not so rough. Then I need to smooth it all out and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2013, 02:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,791
Posted By KuKulzA28
that's a good point Vandoo, didn't even think of...

that's a good point Vandoo, didn't even think of that, hehehe

Speaking of making... Remember, the Guiana and Amazonian tribes/towns had very limited lithic tech... they have primitive stone axes...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2013, 01:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,791
Posted By KuKulzA28
No problem Tim. Glad that it helped. I'm not...

No problem Tim. Glad that it helped. I'm not surprised you hadn't found more information on your club... the South American traditional native weaponry is sort of a very obscure corner of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2013, 03:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,791
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks, me either! It's work, but its fun to see...

Thanks, me either! It's work, but its fun to see the club come out of the block.

Here's a photo of Kali'na weapons... they are a Carib group.

notice the bow with the long arrows, the aputus,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2013, 02:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,791
Posted By KuKulzA28
Making an Aputu

A boutou or aputu or pootoo is what a Guiana Amerindian block-shaped or rectangular bludgeon is often known as. We've had one thread on them on this EAA Forums I think... It was used by Makushi,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th April 2013, 06:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,659
Posted By KuKulzA28
I don't think Islam ever had a specific bow... ...

I don't think Islam ever had a specific bow...

Are you referring to Arabian bows? Assyrian bows? Turko-Mongol bows? Javanese horn bows?

:shrug:

all these pre-dated Islam I think, but I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2013, 05:39 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 123,866
Posted By KuKulzA28
Great points fearn! Just something I'd like...

Great points fearn!

Just something I'd like to add, if it means anything


Moisture is a problem... Most Amazonian natives replace their longbows every year, and the bowstrings frequently....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2013, 12:45 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 123,866
Posted By KuKulzA28
Ian, I think it's good you try to bring up...

Ian, I think it's good you try to bring up African bows. I have a thread on a Brazilian indian bow, but it hasn't garnered as much interest (if I remember right only you commented on it :rolleyes: )....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2013, 04:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,442
Posted By KuKulzA28
Looks like a Siraui to me... so a curved knobby...

Looks like a Siraui to me... so a curved knobby handle... how curved it up to you. Some were barely curved, and others so much that holding it conventionally with the edge out/down feels awkward.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2013, 06:16 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 267,795
Posted By KuKulzA28
Don't worry, I'm sure there are those who are...

Don't worry, I'm sure there are those who are intrigued but unable to add much input. It was the same for Taiwanese aborignal knives - it's just not a collector's hot-spot so-to-speak. Nihonto,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2013, 03:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,285
Posted By KuKulzA28
Thanks. I figured it'd only be fair to include an...

Thanks. I figured it'd only be fair to include an authentic and quality bow and arrows set on Ethno. Arms & Armor forum... after-all, it is ethnographic and is a weapon system that is still being...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2013, 05:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,285
Posted By KuKulzA28
About the length making the arrows less easily...

About the length making the arrows less easily deflected by vegetation, I would like to make a correction... It's not quite as simple as that.

The longer arrows would have more mass on impact and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th February 2013, 01:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,082
Posted By KuKulzA28
Assamese side-knife, right?

I believe this is Assamese but it was just a hunch. The pommel the way it is, the open-faced scabbard, but using rattan or some other vegetation to bind it...

Anything ya'll can tell me about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2013, 05:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,285
Posted By KuKulzA28
More

More
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th February 2013, 05:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,285
Posted By KuKulzA28
Apinaje bow and arrows

I don't know if you guys are into archery or hunting, or into South American indigenous stuff... but for those who are or will be, here's something cool. Here's what I was told is an Apinaje tribe...
Forum: Swap Forum 26th January 2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,478
Posted By KuKulzA28
Got what I wanted. Thanks!

Got what I wanted. Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2013, 01:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,606
Posted By KuKulzA28
Glad you posted this laEspadaAncha. Just throwing...

Glad you posted this laEspadaAncha. Just throwing it out there, that while this does look like obsidian, there is a rock called dacite which can be almost as sharp but seems less brittle. It's...
Forum: Swap Forum 22nd January 2013, 04:52 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,478
Posted By KuKulzA28
Wanted: Kalasan or Halasan

Hello. I am interested in a Batak sword, specially the blade style called Halasan or Kalasan. Sometimes piso gading if it has an ivory hilt.

Please PM me with offers.

Thank you!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2013, 07:44 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 3,743,765
Posted By KuKulzA28
Where: Guyana When: tribal warfare has probably...

Where: Guyana
When: tribal warfare has probably ceased by now...
Who: Amerindian men in British Guiana
Weapons visible: spears, "machetes", bows, guns

Wapishana I think, dancing, archery...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2013, 07:24 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 3,743,765
Posted By KuKulzA28
(continued)

(continued)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2013, 07:23 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 3,743,765
Posted By KuKulzA28
Where: Taiwan When: most likely Japanese...

Where: Taiwan
When: most likely Japanese occupation era
Who: Aboriginal men
Weapons visible: spears, "machetes", bows, guns
Source if known: taipics.com

first 2 - probably northerners - such...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2012, 09:08 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 178,555
Posted By KuKulzA28
22 currently. I like history and martial...

22 currently.

I like history and martial arts, and it led me to collecting antique weapons. But I am not much of a collector... I buy, enjoy it for a bit, and then sell to recuperate the cost. So...
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