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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th December 2025, 06:01 PM
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Posted By Ian
Unusual Moro barung

I am posting this one for our archives because it has an unusual pommel and scabbard, which are difficult to place precisely.

It is a Moro barung of relatively recent manufacture judging from its...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th December 2025, 12:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,055
Posted By Ian
Ed and Jim, Thank you for your wonderful...

Ed and Jim,

Thank you for your wonderful support and advice. Indeed, it will take me several years to complete the entire region. Help from the membership here will be greatly appreciated.

My...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th December 2025, 06:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,055
Posted By Ian
Bump

Bump
Forum: European Armoury 24th December 2025, 10:24 AM
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Views: 8,388
Posted By Ian
Hi Ed, Would you please post full length...

Hi Ed,

Would you please post full length pictures of your two swords.

Thanks, Ian.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2025, 06:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,266
Posted By Ian
Very nice sword, Wayne. Much better pics and it...

Very nice sword, Wayne. Much better pics and it cleaned up nicely. Congratulations!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2025, 05:40 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,266
Posted By Ian
Wayne, does this one have TJIKEROEH engraved on...

Wayne, does this one have TJIKEROEH engraved on the reverse forte? When I first saw your picture, it did not strike me as being from Tjikeroeh. The foliate engraved design down the blade has some...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2025, 08:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,070
Posted By Ian
Thanks Detlef.

Thanks Detlef.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2025, 06:32 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 199,686
Posted By Ian
Xas, thanks for adding these thoughts. There is...

Xas, thanks for adding these thoughts. There is actually a fourth method that has recently been brought to my attention by another forum member who happens to be an archeologist. This involves carbon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2025, 04:02 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,055
Posted By Ian
Bump

Bump
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2025, 11:20 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,070
Posted By Ian
A recent auction pick-up—? piha kaetta

This one comes from an auction that ended recently. It was listed as an old Burmese knife. It does not look like any Burmese knife that I have seen, but it does resemble an old piha kaetta from Sri...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 09:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,816
Posted By Ian
Just to clarify the term shandigan. A shandigan...

Just to clarify the term shandigan. A shandigan blade has a swollen edge and usually a slightly hollow ground area above it. It is not a chisel edge in that the swelling occurs symmetrically on both...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 07:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Hi Detlef. By common, I meant that they come up...

Hi Detlef. By common, I meant that they come up for sale fairly regularly but, as you say, the better made and older examples are less common. Recent examples, such as the ones you have shown, seem...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 07:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Detlef, thanks for looking up all that...

Detlef, thanks for looking up all that information. The link you provided was very informative. I have copied the Google-translated text below because it has some history of the knife and how it is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 11:22 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Hi Detlef, Thanks for posting your examples....

Hi Detlef,

Thanks for posting your examples. It is remarkable how consistent these knives have been in their style and manufacture. Note the one dated 1867 and how similar the others are to it....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 11:06 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Further eamples from the website of Oriental Arms — 3

And the last three examples from Oriental Arms ...


Knife 7. A single edge blade 6.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, dot punched decoration on the one side. Hilt composed of alternating...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 10:48 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Further eamples from the website of Oriental Arms — 2

Continuing with examples from the Oriental Arms website ...


Knife 4. A big blade 10 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, dot punched Eno (?) 16 de 67 (January 16 1867) on one side and punched dot...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 06:17 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Further eamples from the website of Oriental Arms — 1

The following examples are taken from sold items on the web site www.oriental-arms.co.il (http://www.oriental-arms.co.il).


Knife 1. An example similar in size to the one I have shown in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 12:43 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,345
Posted By Ian
Canary Island knife and leather sheath

On looking through the archives here, I was surprised to find that there is relatively little information about Canary Island knives.They are distinctive, attractive, and fairly common. While many of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2025, 02:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,023
Posted By Ian
Detlef, thanks for showing this chopper. I had an...

Detlef, thanks for showing this chopper. I had an example many years ago and thought it was a common tool from somewhere in Indonesia. Have not seen another since until you posted these pictures....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2025, 02:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,780
Posted By Ian
What an interesting transcultural piece! And very...

What an interesting transcultural piece! And very accurately described. Thanks Yuri.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2025, 02:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,844
Posted By Ian
Congratulations on a great sword. I was also...

Congratulations on a great sword. I was also thinking of bidding on this one based on the unusual hilt. But I had to redirect resources elsewhere.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2025, 09:40 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 31,055
Posted By Ian
Guys, I plan to leave the poll open until...

Guys, I plan to leave the poll open until December 31st. Hopefully more of you will have some spare time to respond over the holiday break.

To those of you who have sent me a PM about this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2025, 03:24 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,293
Posted By Ian
Detlef, thank you for posting this sad news....

Detlef, thank you for posting this sad news. Robert had not been present here for some time, but it should be remembered that he was a key Moderator of this Ethnographic Forum for many years. He and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2025, 01:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 18,712
Posted By Ian
Might also be a Spanish colonial knife. That...

Might also be a Spanish colonial knife. That style of D-hilt is seen on some espada ancha. The blade could be from an old cut down sword.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2025, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,756
Posted By Ian
Thanks for the comments guys. Appreciate you...

Thanks for the comments guys. Appreciate you stopping by and confirming my ideas about this one.
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