Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th November 2025, 02:37 PM
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HuSa dha with brass-covered hilt and scabbard
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At first glance one might be forgiven in thinking this dha is a brass-covered version of a common Shan silver-covered dha pattern: the lotus pommel; the hilt segmented by a raised ring;...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th November 2025, 12:10 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
29th November 2025, 03:48 AM
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29th November 2025, 03:47 AM
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29th November 2025, 03:45 AM
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29th November 2025, 03:44 AM
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29th November 2025, 03:43 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2025, 05:11 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2025, 08:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2025, 11:47 AM
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Threaded full length tang on a Moro kris
This is a rather nice 19th C Moro kris (probably Maguindanao) that has had an interesting repair at some time. The pommel has a section cut out on the top and a large screw nut is visible. This...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2025, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2025, 12:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2025, 07:33 PM
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Item(s) for sale
Rogler, I must close your thread because at least one of your items is currently for sale. Sorry, Forum rules again. Please let us know when the item(s) have sold and I will reopen this thread for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2025, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 27,814
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2025, 11:53 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2025, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,058
Hello Rogler,
Welcome to the Ethnographic...
Hello Rogler,
Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum! We have many people here interested in Indionesian weapons so I'm sure you will get some good suggestions. Please note that we do not permit the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2025, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,960
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 02:03 PM
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Hi Sid,
That looks like a fairly old blade,...
Hi Sid,
That looks like a fairly old blade, but it is hard to say how old. There is some active rust that should be removed I think. Cleaning and polishing the blade might reveal some further...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2025, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,753
Hi drac,
I like this knife but I think it...
Hi drac,
I like this knife but I think it would look better without the rather clunky hilt. The published examples have no hilt—just a bare tang—so we don't really know what type of hilt it may...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2025, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2025, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 27,814
Rob, all I can say is that if I pick up Lee's...
Rob, all I can say is that if I pick up Lee's knife from his last post, and apply that to the right side of my body, then it is oriented correctly for a left-handed draw. If the knife is placed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2025, 11:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2025, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,428
Hi Detlef,
I was looking through Albert v....
Hi Detlef,
I was looking through Albert v. Zonneveld's book on Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago and thought that they most closely resembled swords from Pantar (which he called type b). The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2025, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 10
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Hi ausjulius.
Yes, it was more than I...
Hi ausjulius.
Yes, it was more than I expected to pay, but its rarity compelled me to push ahead. I don't have any pictures of other Paiwan clubs unfortunately. I think these were largely...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2025, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 27,814
Rob, Thanks for the new observations. With...
Rob, Thanks for the new observations. With respect to the face/sun depiction, this does appear in Filipino iconography as you point out. I have never seen it depicted before on a leather sheath from...
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