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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2026, 01:43 AM
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Views: 9,647
Posted By Rafngard
Not really the same as one of mine from Apalit,...

Not really the same as one of mine from Apalit, but also maybe not that different.

The blade is on the thin side, but does have a noticeable distal taper.

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th May 2026, 05:45 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 35,949
Posted By Rafngard
I am also curious about this. Thanks, Leif

I am also curious about this.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2026, 07:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,741
Posted By Rafngard
That's a nice one. I can't comment on the age,...

That's a nice one.
I can't comment on the age, but I'm fairly certain that the hilt is marine ivory.

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2026, 05:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,749
Posted By Rafngard
Here are my three north Borneo Parangs. I've...

Here are my three north Borneo Parangs.

I've been calling the bottom 2 "parang pedang" while I've been told that the top one should be called a "parang candong"

But I think "north Borneo...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th April 2026, 03:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,749
Posted By Rafngard
Something like a parang pedang, or maybe a parang...

Something like a parang pedang, or maybe a parang candong I think?

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 03:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 21,160
Posted By Rafngard
As it turns out, there's an example of this type...

As it turns out, there's an example of this type in a museum in Denmark that was collected in Sunda.

See
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=302388
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 03:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 39,299
Posted By Rafngard
Here's my example

Here's my example
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 03:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 39,299
Posted By Rafngard
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I...

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I thought we could all use some closure. While researching this example of the type (that now lives with me) I learned from a former forum member that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 03:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,727
Posted By Rafngard
A Filipino D-Guard oddity Bicol?

Hello All,

I recently acquired this blade at auction. And it's a bit of an odd ball. Normally I would associate a Filipino saber that has a d-guard with Luzon, but this one feels.... different....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 07:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 659,566
Posted By Rafngard
Hello All, If wikipedia is correct,...

Hello All,

If wikipedia is correct, Phatthalung, Trang, Songkhla all have significant historic Malay populations.
I could totally believe that these knives come from the Malay cultural sphere,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2025, 03:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 21,891
Posted By Rafngard
Ian, I appreciate your contrasting Medieval...

Ian,

I appreciate your contrasting Medieval European swords with Keris. A well-executed Jawa demam hilt is asymmetrical on every axis, and yet fits perfectly in the hand.
It's one of my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2025, 11:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 21,891
Posted By Rafngard
Hello all, Four of my favorite, 2 old, and 2...

Hello all,

Four of my favorite, 2 old, and 2 modern.

1) an old Bugis Keris
(OK, maybe "simple" isn't the right term here)

2) an old Somali billaawe

3) a modern Waray Binalhag, made by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2025, 08:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,957
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you Detlef. That is an almost perfect...

Thank you Detlef.
That is an almost perfect match.
Mine is a little shorter, with no tassel, and nicer brasswork.

Also, here's a link to Artzi's old site for those pics.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2025, 02:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,957
Posted By Rafngard
Swagger stick was my other thought. Thanks!

Swagger stick was my other thought.

Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2025, 11:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,957
Posted By Rafngard
A Trousse knife?

Hello All
I bought this at auction a maybe a month ago, but have only recently gotten around to taking pics.

I have no idea what this is.
It was sold as Mongolian, and, maybe?

The hilt and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2025, 05:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 24,413
Posted By Rafngard
Me too.

Me too.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th October 2025, 06:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 29,292
Posted By Rafngard
I have a keris with a similar buffalo horn hilt,...

I have a keris with a similar buffalo horn hilt, and a some fairly nice silver.

This one is one of my favs.

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2025, 02:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 27,868
Posted By Rafngard
How well does the scabbard fit the blade? The...

How well does the scabbard fit the blade?
The scabbard (which looks very SE Asian to me) looks like significantly longer than the blade.
Like Ian, I'm wondering if they weren't born together?
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th September 2025, 04:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 22,701
Posted By Rafngard
It's wood. I think I've seen them described as...

It's wood. I think I've seen them described as Ebony, but I would put money on that.



The iceskater?




I think that makes sense. They've made blades for hundreds of years there, why not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th September 2025, 06:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 22,701
Posted By Rafngard
My Eskilstuna Collection

Hello All,

I've been meaning to take these pics for a bit, and finally got to them today.
Here's all of my blades (antique and vintage) from Eskilstuna, one of the major knife producing areas...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2025, 05:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 28,248
Posted By Rafngard
The same symbol on my "gun-ong." Many of this...

The same symbol on my "gun-ong."
Many of this variant a Ring of Solomon.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2025, 05:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 28,248
Posted By Rafngard
"Ring of Solomon" might be a more accurate name...

"Ring of Solomon" might be a more accurate name for it, but I've definitely heard it called (perhaps erroneously) "Seal of Solomon" more than once.
It does show up fairly frequently on Moro blades....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th September 2025, 05:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 28,760
Posted By Rafngard
I came here to say this about #2 but Detlef got...

I came here to say this about #2 but Detlef got there first. I will add that it might be Ethiopia. Cultural boundaries don't always align with national borders.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 18th July 2025, 02:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,727
Posted By Rafngard
I believe it's related to the Kudyapi, but...

I believe it's related to the Kudyapi, but significantly smaller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OGHt50WhcI&ab_channel=LayaRoman
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2025, 05:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 20,308
Posted By Rafngard
Oh! Of course. There is a book out there on...

Oh! Of course.

There is a book out there on these knives, in Swedish. "Knivar från Eskilstuna" by Arne Marmér, ISBN 9789163081767, published in 1999. Unfortunately I don't have a copy yet, but I...
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