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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd July 2011, 05:30 AM
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Posted By fearn
Well, I can call someone a paleozoologist, but...

Well, I can call someone a paleozoologist, but the way it tends to work, if you're a paleontologist, you typically study vertebrates. Otherwise, you're a paleobotanist, an invertebrate...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2011, 08:46 PM
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Views: 7,078
Posted By fearn
Looks melanesian, certainly. Solomon Islands? ...

Looks melanesian, certainly. Solomon Islands?

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2011, 02:48 PM
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Views: 61,364
Posted By fearn
Hi Michael, A couple of points. One is...

Hi Michael,

A couple of points.

One is that you neither need nor want a marine biologist, since they typically work with fish (or worms, or whatever). You want an vertebrate anatomist or a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st July 2011, 01:08 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 61,364
Posted By fearn
Vandoo, I don't blame anyone for making a...

Vandoo,

I don't blame anyone for making a hilt out of a bit of bone, either, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was made before dugongs were listed as endangered species (in 2000, AFAIK).

The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th June 2011, 09:37 PM
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Views: 61,364
Posted By fearn
It being summer, I'd suggest taking this piece to...

It being summer, I'd suggest taking this piece to the nearest large natural history museum or major university with a large zoology department. In your country, that is (see last paragraph). What...
Forum: European Armoury 27th June 2011, 12:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,563
Posted By fearn
Hi Billman, There's one of these corn knives...

Hi Billman,

There's one of these corn knives for sale in a local hardware store. It's a simple bar of steel, one edge sharpened, with a handle on the other end. It's been there awhile, in part...
Forum: European Armoury 25th June 2011, 03:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 33,325
Posted By fearn
If one googles "Oldest switch blade," you get an...

If one googles "Oldest switch blade," you get an ad for an italian switchblade maker. Are they the oldest, or simply the oldest still in business? I couldn't tell.

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Forum: European Armoury 25th June 2011, 03:40 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 33,325
Posted By fearn
Supposedly, the Romans had folding knives, so I'd...

Supposedly, the Romans had folding knives, so I'd guess spring-loaded knives post-date Romans, and we know switch-blade laws are at least 50 years old. That narrows the time frame a bit. :D

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th June 2011, 01:32 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 61,947
Posted By fearn
Thanks Jim, Personally, I suspect that they...

Thanks Jim,

Personally, I suspect that they learned the technology of ironworking after contact, since making charcoal and tempering with oil and water sounds quite colonial/European.

As for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2011, 10:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 61,947
Posted By fearn
Ummm, Unless we're talking iron ground from...

Ummm,

Unless we're talking iron ground from a meteorite (as in the Cape York meteorites (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_meteorite)), I'm pretty sure that the Pacific Northwest Indians...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2011, 03:27 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 28,895
Posted By fearn
I've been poking around in omniglot...

I've been poking around in omniglot (http://www.omniglot.com/), which has a number of scripts. I tend to agree that it's magical writing, but I don't know the system. The closest I've been able to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2011, 04:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,856
Posted By fearn
Neat film! F

Neat film!

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Forum: European Armoury 5th June 2011, 02:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 16,563
Posted By fearn
Hi Jim, I've been looking at this one and...

Hi Jim,

I've been looking at this one and mumbling a lot. The best story I can come up with--not a perfect one, is that it's an artilleryman's knife. Under this interpretation, the tip is there...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2011, 09:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,172
Posted By fearn
Yup, just saw the exhibit. Neat stuff, although...

Yup, just saw the exhibit. Neat stuff, although I could have done with more Oceanic artifacts and less paint drying belowdecks.

Personally, my favorite was the Tridacna (giant clam) adze head...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2011, 01:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,172
Posted By fearn
No clue, but now I know where I'm going Memorial...

No clue, but now I know where I'm going Memorial Day. Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2011, 03:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,616
Posted By fearn
add "chevron-shaped"

I'm going to have to disagree, speaking as the former kid who actually ground down a broken epee blade. To me, it's chevron-shaped in cross section, but I agree that the pictures are less than...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2011, 06:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,616
Posted By fearn
Okay, Gav, 20-50 years. I can go with that. I...

Okay, Gav, 20-50 years. I can go with that. I think it's had time for the leather to get worn and the wood to get a bit of a patina, at least.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2011, 01:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,616
Posted By fearn
I think it's 30-50 years old, if that helps. ...

I think it's 30-50 years old, if that helps.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,385
Posted By fearn
Fake? Maybe. You've got to swing the thing to...

Fake? Maybe. You've got to swing the thing to find out. I have no clue who made it.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2011, 06:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,518
Posted By fearn
Hi Tim, I'm not clear on why a forked tip is...

Hi Tim,

I'm not clear on why a forked tip is a good way to hold the disc. You strike with the disc, the force closes the fork, and the disk falls off, right? Or am I misinterpreting it?

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2011, 06:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,616
Posted By fearn
That blade looks like a modified fencing epee,...

That blade looks like a modified fencing epee, which would make it western and probably modern-ish. Not sure where the head came from.

Best,

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2011, 04:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,244
Posted By fearn
They don't have to be komodo dragons. Other...

They don't have to be komodo dragons. Other monitor lizards are widespread throughout Asia.

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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2011, 03:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,917
Posted By fearn
As I understand it, stick fighting traditionally...

As I understand it, stick fighting traditionally occurs at weddings, so a shield that gets used for stick fighting may be danced with too.

As for the wood, my simple answer is that I don't know,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th May 2011, 08:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 21,844
Posted By fearn
I've seen similar shaped containers used with...

I've seen similar shaped containers used with Japanese kimonos to replace pockets. That said, the designs do not look Japanese, only the shape and the way the strap is rigged.

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Forum: European Armoury 13th May 2011, 12:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 19,529
Posted By fearn
Hi David, I'm not sure I've ever seen one,...

Hi David,

I'm not sure I've ever seen one, but I know that Burton railed against the "yataghan-bayonets" of the French in the 19th Century. In theory it sounds like a horrible design. In...
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