VIEWS SOUGHT ON MODERN ETHNOGRAPHIC WEAPONS

VANDOO · 6th March 2014, 04:31 PM

YES I ORIGINALLY POSTED IT IN ONE OF YOUR POSTS.

I HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE BUT NOT POSTED. I MOVED IT FROM YOUR POST BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT YOU TO TAKE IT AS CRITISIM OF YOUR COLLECTION. SOMETIMES WE OLDER COLLECTORS FORGET WHERE WE STARTED COLLECTING AND THAT THERE ARE OTHER REASONS AND WAYS TO COLLECT THAN OUR OWN.

IT IS UNLIKELY YOU WILL RUN INTO ITEMS FROM CHINA OR OTHER COUNTRIES LOCALLY IN MINDANAO. BUT YOU WILL SEE OUTSIDE INFLUENCES IN LOCAL WORK AS THE ARTIST MAY SEE SOMETHING HE LIKES FROM ANOTHER CULTURE OR FIND AN EASIER TECKNIUE FOR MAKEING HIS SWORDS AND KNIVES. I TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE SO CALLED NEWBIES AS THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM AS WELL AS THE ONES WHO MAY TAKE OVER THE CARE OF OUR COLLECTIONS WHEN WE EXIT STAGE LEFT.

YOUR COLLECTION IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE AREA TODAY AND A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW WILL BE A GOOD REFRENCE. PERHAPS THE ONLY REFRENCE AS WE USUALLY JUST DISCUSS THE OLDER ITEMS OVER AND OVER.

TO MY KNOWLEGE THERE IS NOT A BOOK OR REFRENCE ON POST WW2 PHILIPPINE SWORDS. THE STATE OF THE ART TODAY SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED.

A.alnakkas · 6th March 2014, 04:42 PM

Well, the sword tradition is alive in the gulf still. Swords are still made in KSA, Qatar and Bahrain. They are used in many occasions and are still part of costumes. To me, those swords are no different than the old ones. Infact, most are actually old blades rehilted with new material.

Tim Simmons · 6th March 2014, 06:24 PM

Thats good. Do not get me wrong. If I still had an interest in edged weapons I would be happy to buy real hunting and jungle knives and the like, from many places in the world. Where the real thing {so to speak, and you should all know what I mean} is still made for use. In this term use goes diplomatic gifts and other significant presentation pieces. Places like Nagaland regions Assam still make good work pieces. There is a difference from my earlier post.

6th March 2014, 04:31 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	YES I ORIGINALLY POSTED IT IN ONE OF YOUR POSTS. I HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE BUT NOT POSTED. I MOVED IT FROM YOUR POST BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT YOU TO TAKE IT AS CRITISIM OF YOUR COLLECTION. SOMETIMES WE OLDER COLLECTORS FORGET WHERE WE STARTED COLLECTING AND THAT THERE ARE OTHER REASONS AND WAYS TO COLLECT THAN OUR OWN. IT IS UNLIKELY YOU WILL RUN INTO ITEMS FROM CHINA OR OTHER COUNTRIES LOCALLY IN MINDANAO. BUT YOU WILL SEE OUTSIDE INFLUENCES IN LOCAL WORK AS THE ARTIST MAY SEE SOMETHING HE LIKES FROM ANOTHER CULTURE OR FIND AN EASIER TECKNIUE FOR MAKEING HIS SWORDS AND KNIVES. I TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE SO CALLED NEWBIES AS THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM AS WELL AS THE ONES WHO MAY TAKE OVER THE CARE OF OUR COLLECTIONS WHEN WE EXIT STAGE LEFT. YOUR COLLECTION IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE AREA TODAY AND A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW WILL BE A GOOD REFRENCE. PERHAPS THE ONLY REFRENCE AS WE USUALLY JUST DISCUSS THE OLDER ITEMS OVER AND OVER. TO MY KNOWLEGE THERE IS NOT A BOOK OR REFRENCE ON POST WW2 PHILIPPINE SWORDS. THE STATE OF THE ART TODAY SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED.

6th March 2014, 04:42 PM	#2
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Well, the sword tradition is alive in the gulf still. Swords are still made in KSA, Qatar and Bahrain. They are used in many occasions and are still part of costumes. To me, those swords are no different than the old ones. Infact, most are actually old blades rehilted with new material.

6th March 2014, 06:24 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Thats good. Do not get me wrong. If I still had an interest in edged weapons I would be happy to buy real hunting and jungle knives and the like, from many places in the world. Where the real thing {so to speak, and you should all know what I mean} is still made for use. In this term use goes diplomatic gifts and other significant presentation pieces. Places like Nagaland regions Assam still make good work pieces. There is a difference from my earlier post.