Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2017, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,905
Hello Detlef, No tourist piece here, this is a...
Hello Detlef, No tourist piece here, this is a beautiful and quite functional little dagger that you have acquired. Being small these were quite easily concealed and originally were most likely meant...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2017, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 76,518
Hello F. de Luzon, Though the smaller photo in...
Hello F. de Luzon, Though the smaller photo in post #24 shows what looks like decorative hawksbill turtle shell plates on the scabbard without being able to see these in person it would be almost...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2017, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 19,490
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 76,518
Most if not all of the mottled look to the...
Most if not all of the mottled look to the carabao horn on the front of the scabbard is delamination (separation of the layers in the horn) that was most likely caused by the heat created when the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2016, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 16,010
A truly beautiful sword Charles especially with...
A truly beautiful sword Charles especially with the cast? brass hilt. Thank you for posting it here for discussion. Could you possibly post a few close-ups of both sides of the blade as well. Great...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2016, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 50,791
The information that I posted was photographed...
The information that I posted was photographed from "The Philippine Journal Of Science Volume 81 - The Pinatubo Negritos" which was most graciously sent to me by Lorenz. If anyone is interested in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2016, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 50,791
Hello Ian, I believe that this bolo with its...
Hello Ian, I believe that this bolo with its blade and odd hilt and ferrule style is from Negrito and if I remember correctly is called a "hundang". Somewhere locked up on my old computer I have a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
28th November 2016, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,625
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th November 2016, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 18,541
What an absolutely beautiful piece Detlef. This...
What an absolutely beautiful piece Detlef. This is one of if not the nicest example of this style of bolo that I have ever seen. The combination of the hilt carving and engraved and inlaid blade make...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2016, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 14,218
The blade's edge was not ground down or the tip...
The blade's edge was not ground down or the tip reprofiled. The nicks in the blade as well as the broken tip were welded back by the use of both mig and tig welding and the use of heatsink paste. As...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2016, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,881
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2016, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,482
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2016, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,843
Hello Ian,
Sorry it has taken this long to...
Hello Ian,
Sorry it has taken this long to reply to your question. As my computer decided to drop dead I am just now (after quite a bit of updating) able to use the wife's gaming computer to get...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2016, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,843
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2016, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,843
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2016, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,843
Hello Ian,
Thank you for your very...
Hello Ian,
Thank you for your very informative response on these two items. Your suggestion that the first sword could possibly be older than the scabbard itself was an idea that Lorenz and I were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2016, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,843
Hello Barry, here is another bolo (that still...
Hello Barry, here is another bolo (that still needs a good cleaning) that I believe to be from the same time frame and possible location. "If" I remember correctly this was described by the seller as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th September 2016, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,843
Very Unusual Philippine Sword.
Here is a very unusual Philippine sword from my collection with a decorative scabbard that was made from a discarded sugar tin. I believe this piece to be from central Luzon and would date to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th September 2016, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,168
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2016, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,934
Hello Drac2k,
It looks like I'm late to the...
Hello Drac2k,
It looks like I'm late to the party, but I just had to congratulate you on such a great score. The only grouping I have in my collection with this kind of provenance is one my wife...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2016, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,897
This thread is now open once more. Please...
This thread is now open once more. Please everyone, as Jim said in the other thread;"let us keep to the subject of the weapons alone, and to leave the rest of the obvious controversy on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th August 2016, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,493
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th August 2016, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,493
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2016, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,482
Hello Detlef, This dagger is a real beauty and...
Hello Detlef, This dagger is a real beauty and will make a wonderful new addition for your ever growing collection. I must say that the blade definitely looks to be of laminated construction to me as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2016, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,826
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