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Old 24th January 2007, 05:51 PM   #31
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It is a Khevsur shield. It is the reason for the hunting of Khevsur arms and the great lesson I got with the fakes. At least this is old and real. I got it years ago, before the factory of imitation appears.
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Old 24th January 2007, 07:10 PM   #32
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I DID WONDER ABOUT SOME OF THE AVATARS SO THE POST IS INTERESTING AND ELINGHTENING.

BUT ALAS! I HAVE NO AVATAR "AVATARS FOR THE POOR"!!
<Echoing Rick> what would you like? What would you think could represent you?
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Old 24th January 2007, 08:06 PM   #33
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Mine is the hilt of my laminated steel pedang marked '1894' (or 1814?)

original:

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date

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Old 24th January 2007, 09:18 PM   #34
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<Echoing Rick> what would you like? What would you think could represent you?
I'm thinking Pacific Island wooden sword/club.
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Old 24th January 2007, 09:30 PM   #35
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The problem with Barry is his collection is so big he can't choose



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Old 24th January 2007, 10:32 PM   #36
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A Ngbaka execution knife from CONGO
Type: Bango ou Bwagogambanza
50cm

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Old 26th January 2007, 01:02 AM   #37
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I THINK BEN NAILED IT I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME CHOOSING, BUT THIS THREAD HAS GOT ME TO THINKING AND LOOKING AGAIN. THANKS FOR THE OFFER RICK I WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING TO SEND TO YOU FOR RESIZING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
A GOOD OLD SOUTH PACIFIC CLUB IS A GOOD IDEA, MY FAVORITE IS A MAORI JADE CLUB BUT IT DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH IN A PHOTO.
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Old 26th January 2007, 01:12 AM   #38
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I THINK BEN NAILED IT I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME CHOOSING, BUT THIS THREAD HAS GOT ME TO THINKING AND LOOKING AGAIN. THANKS FOR THE OFFER RICK I WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING TO SEND TO YOU FOR RESIZING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
A GOOD OLD SOUTH PACIFIC CLUB IS A GOOD IDEA, MY FAVORITE IS A MAORI JADE CLUB BUT IT DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH IN A PHOTO.
Give it a try Barry; I can always try to augment and improve it with a little 'manipulation'.

You've got my email address, correct ?
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Old 27th January 2007, 08:37 PM   #39
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My avatar is a Maguindanao kris with a 1920s-30s blade, but the hilt is 1890s made of ivory, woven silver bands, and chased okir swaasa bands. I made the scabbard to match (chased okir silver and small swaasa bands). It was the second scabbard I ever made. Here are some pictures.

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Old 27th January 2007, 10:19 PM   #40
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Battara,
I'm not well versed in SEA weapons ...but that is a beauty
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Old 28th January 2007, 12:43 AM   #41
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Mine is a classic example of a XIX century Abyssinian shield made of heavy leather (hippo?) decorated in silver.
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Old 28th January 2007, 12:01 PM   #42
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Haven't been to the mainboard for a while.

My avatar is a middle period tajong from Pattani/Kelantan, characterised by relative small size, modest crown and simpler carvings. The hilt has an old add-on janggut, which would suggest that this was an early form without janggut. Probably from a time when the tajong and coteng was still largely similar.

The hilt has an extensively-repaired buah pinang, which was sheared off diagonally a long long time ago. One of the shoulder also had material loss, and was patched. It's really one old survivor. Swasa accent added by me, to restore it back to glory.
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Old 28th January 2007, 08:23 PM   #43
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Hi!

Mine is one of the most intimidating weapons I had ever see (and own )
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Old 28th January 2007, 09:21 PM   #44
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Swasa accent added by me, to restore it back to glory.
I have always loved your avatar. YOU MAKE SWAASA? Not as easy as one would think. I think my friend and I were the first to have made swaasa in the Western Hemisphere. You did a nice job.

Thank you Katana. IT was an ebay purchase, believe it or not, years ago and with bad pictures and I was the only one bidding on it.
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Old 26th February 2013, 11:37 PM   #45
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Look what you can find strawling through the forum

My avatar is a hardwood statue depicting an "aso", the Borneo dog / dragon motif. hence : asomotif.

check out this website :
http://www.mytribalworld.com/dog%20m...0art%20mtw.pdf
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Old 27th February 2013, 04:14 AM   #46
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I have always found the aso fascinating.

Yours is the most complete aso form I have seen, well, outside of a mandau that I once owned and sold (now wish I hadn't - great asos on it ).
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Old 27th February 2013, 06:41 AM   #47
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Cool thread - a lot of wondering and admiring has been answered in this thread.

Great find Willem! - Mine will fit right in after yours: It's the crown motive of a carved Dayak trophy, showing tendrils shooting out from a center circle surrounded by a shape resembling a butterfly. Two polished shell-discs of the highly venomous cone snail, Conus sp. have been inserted and attached with damar. The quality of carving as well as a stunning old patina, makes it one of my most favorite pieces.


I also think it is time for some of our old members to update their avatar descriptions. Bill M., I'm no expert on these, so it might be Tibetan but it is definitely not human - at all!


Cheers, - Thor
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Old 27th February 2013, 06:51 AM   #48
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No guessing here.....a nice Omani Khanjar with gold and silver thread work and a nice studded horn hilt.
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Old 27th February 2013, 10:07 AM   #49
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I've taken to changing mine every few weeks.
They usually reflect my great love of metalwork or I occasionally use the hanger pod from the Battlestar Atlantia.
This one is a koftgari box to the 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry.
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Old 27th February 2013, 10:20 AM   #50
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Reading back through makes you wonder what happened to some old regulars...

We had a part 2 here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6640
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Old 27th February 2013, 01:15 PM   #51
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I also think it is time for some of our old members to update their avatar descriptions.
Mine is now the goddess Durga seated on a lion, a closeup from the silver-mounted scabbard of a Nepalese kothimora kukri.
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Old 28th February 2013, 05:57 AM   #52
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Mine is a select grouping from the WWI collection. US Model 1911, Mk1 Grenade, and 1918 Mk1 Trench Knife. German Model P08 Luger, Stahlgrenate, and Trench knife. Lastly, a set of US mfg steel knuckles, and British Mills Bomb.
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Old 28th February 2013, 11:43 AM   #53
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My avatar is a reduced detail from a photo of me in armour, taken at the Fête des Remparts de Dinan a few years ago. I dunno if it might be considered a bit of vanity or a disdain for anonymity or what, I am just in the habit of using pics of myself as avatars on the different sites or forums I belong to. I post a couple of other pics, one the original the avatar is cut from, the other taken at Blore Heath some years ago.
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Old 28th February 2013, 03:40 PM   #54
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Default My avatar: Chakkar Sada

No, this is not an "aerobe" flying toy.

My avatar is a 19th C. "Chakkar Sada" from India, a type of Chakrum also known as a Chakra, Chakar, and Quoit. This was the weapon of choice for Sikhs for hundreds of years. The ring is beveled to generate aerodynamic lift. It is radial patterned welded steel and very sharp on the outside edge. With a range of 40 to 50 meters, it is utter silent when thrown properly.

Just like the Aerobie, Frisbee, and similar toys, there are many ways to throw it — but unlike them, no way to safely catch it!

The Nihang, an armed Sikh order, were masters of this weapon and would hurl volleys of these (as with Shuriken) at the enemy in much the same role of artillery. It is also useful in melee, worn around the arm or wrist or held.

Chakrams are rarely found today. After the Sikh wars and after the mutiny of 1857, in the general disarmament that took place many old weapons were destroyed and sold as metal.
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Old 28th February 2013, 03:54 PM   #55
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Mine is one of the most intimidating weapons I had ever see (and own )
Wow, fantastic! I have a special liking for the split blades. This one is a beauty.
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Old 28th February 2013, 04:56 PM   #56
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Mine's just a brass hilted takouba.
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Old 1st March 2013, 04:13 PM   #57
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Nik Rashidin Nik Hussein was a master hilt carver from Kelantan who I’ve mentioned before on this forum and who for many years was my friend and mentor. Unfortunately we lost him far too early, at the age of 46, due to multiple myeloma. However some months before he left us, despite ill health, we managed to travel to Pattani together to visit friends and see some of the best extant pieces in collections there. During a visit to a well known dealer in Narathiwat I dug out a badly abused but highly unusual keris with a very rare, almost unique sheath. It was missing its buntut and its hilt had severely split due to long neglect. Abang Din however loved the piece and insisted that I buy it, poor condition notwithstanding. Which I did, and once back in Kota Bahru duly handed it over to his brother Nik Rashidee to restore.

Months later Abang Din passed on and not long after I returned to Kelantan to pay my respects to the family. Although still grieving, Nik Dee still remembered to do the restoration work on my keris. However we had a small problem in that we did not have a hilt that suited the piece. And so, on an afternoon, sitting in Abang Dee's shop I spotted a loose hilt and sheath in the bottom of a case. Without much thought, I picked it up and plonked it on the aforementioned keris, showing it to Rashidee when he came back into the room.

I will never forget the look on his face..."David," he said, "Arwah Abang has been busy settling all sorts of unfinished business since his passing...people who had things of his have returned them, debts long forgotten have suddenly been settled...that hilt was carved for another keris but Arwah wasn't satisfied with the way it looked with the blade and sheath and asked me to return the blade to him some months before his passing. But that hilt, it fits your keris perfectly." And so it has remained with the keris and this is the keris which is my avatar. My final gift from my Guru...who now rests peacefully till the end of days.
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Old 11th March 2013, 06:13 PM   #58
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Hi
my avatar is a copy of the Swiss dagger (ca 1570), which was prepared for the 700th anniversary of Confederation. birth day gift from my wife for my 25 birthday. it hangs on the wall in the living room.
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Old 11th March 2013, 06:59 PM   #59
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It is a gorgeous piece, thank you for sharing.
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Old 13th March 2013, 07:19 PM   #60
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This is a Lobala Mondzombo execution knife called Bango. 50cm.
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