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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2026, 12:09 PM
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Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
Yes, "symbolic" was the wrong word. The fact that...

Yes, "symbolic" was the wrong word. The fact that both weapons were well honed also suggests that they were made for use as weapons.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2026, 11:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
Arrow RobT, Yes, Thanks for your comments, your...

RobT,

Yes, Thanks for your comments, your points are all well made. The lack of any obvious means of suspension on the scabbard is telling and may indeed point to a symbolic use. I think the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2026, 09:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
I passed on the comments on here to my friend and...

I passed on the comments on here to my friend and this was his response:

"I think a sword stick is less likely. No evidence of a ferrule, but I suspect it was like the end of the dagger sheath, ie...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2026, 02:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
I'm told it's about 90cm long in total. A...

I'm told it's about 90cm long in total.
A sword cane is an interesting possibility, Rob. The tip of the scabbard is leather, rather than a metal ferrule. Are African sword canes leather tipped?...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd June 2026, 03:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
I've not seen hilts like these either, Colin, and...

I've not seen hilts like these either, Colin, and neither has Google, it seems.

I've heard back from my friend and he confirms that the scabbards are leather, stretched/shrunk over some sort of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2026, 01:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
Thanks Tim. As you say, "North Africa" covers a...

Thanks Tim. As you say, "North Africa" covers a big area.

This thread's had over a thousand views already, but only one comment. I suppose that could mean that the blades are vanishingly rare or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2026, 11:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
I'm checking with my friend whether or not the...

I'm checking with my friend whether or not the sword is laminated, as the photo suggests. South East Asia?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2026, 10:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 18,400
Posted By DaveF
Help with knife & sword ID, please

I was sent this photo of a knife and sword acquired by a friend at a brocante in France. He'd cleaned the sword, but not the knife. They were labelled African, which would be my guess as well.
Any...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd October 2025, 03:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 21,035
Posted By DaveF
Ah, I see the socket now! Well at least you can...

Ah, I see the socket now! Well at least you can rule out the Zulus! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2025, 09:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 21,035
Posted By DaveF
The spear tip appears to be attached to the shaft...

The spear tip appears to be attached to the shaft by means of a tang rather than a socket. I believe this makes it more likely to have origins in Southern Africa, or to groups that left Southern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th September 2025, 08:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 51,767
Posted By DaveF
You sold it to me and I still have it. :D I think...

You sold it to me and I still have it. :D I think you warned me to take care when withdrawing it from its sheath, which has probably saved me some bloodshed. It's certainly sharp!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th September 2025, 04:31 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 130,355
Posted By DaveF
Here's some photos of mine:

Here's some photos of mine:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2025, 07:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 23,710
Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, Thanks for your help. ...

Hi Detlef,

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Dave
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2025, 11:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 23,710
Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, Thanks for your comments. I...

Hi Detlef,

Thanks for your comments. I found this very interesting old thread showing some of your parangs from Halmahera:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8252

Would it be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2025, 01:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 23,710
Posted By DaveF
Maluku parang?

My latest acquisition arrived this morning. It was said to be a parang from Maluku. The blade (which could do with a clean) is 39 cm long. The handle is wood, with a small coral? inlay. the scabbard...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2025, 03:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 101,061
Posted By DaveF
Thanks Detlef.

Thanks Detlef.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2025, 12:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 101,061
Posted By DaveF
Would this also be a Sunda sword, and would the...

Would this also be a Sunda sword, and would the term "gobang" be appropriate?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2025, 12:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 54,287
Posted By DaveF
That looks like a nice, solid example of a...

That looks like a nice, solid example of a montagnard crossbow.
I've attached some photos of my example, a smaller, younger sibling of yours as it's span is only 59cm. My assumption about my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2025, 04:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 75,290
Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, I was just joking. I realise you...

Hi Detlef,

I was just joking. I realise you wouldn't want to part with your splendid shield, in fact It was the thread about your shield a couple of months ago that made me think about sharing the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2025, 10:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 75,290
Posted By DaveF
Hi Detlef, They certainly would, and it's...

Hi Detlef,

They certainly would, and it's very kind of you to offer the shield, but it would be wrong of me to accept. I'm sure you'd miss it from your collection. :D:D

Best,

Dave
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2025, 09:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 75,290
Posted By DaveF
Thanks for the comment, Ian. It's nice to have at...

Thanks for the comment, Ian. It's nice to have at least one thing in my collection that I know to be a product of great generosity, rather than spoils of war/conquest, which I assume to be more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2025, 09:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 75,290
Posted By DaveF
Detlef, Thanks for your comments and reassuring...

Detlef, Thanks for your comments and reassuring words regarding the white stuff. I'll continue to handle the arrows with great care.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2025, 01:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 75,290
Posted By DaveF
Mentawai bow, arrows and quiver.

Here's a Mentawai bow, arrows and quiver, dating from the mid-1990s. The guy I bought it from told me he had been travelling with his girlfriend in Sumatra in 1996 when they took a ferry to Siberut,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2024, 10:58 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 101,790
Posted By DaveF
Thanks, Maurice. I've a couple of swords with...

Thanks, Maurice. I've a couple of swords with black horn hilts that haven't cracked. Maybe they're not as old, or do some types of horn crack more readily than others?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2024, 10:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 101,790
Posted By DaveF
I'm afraid they've all got a crack, Martin....

I'm afraid they've all got a crack, Martin. They're not too bad and I've not tried to treat them other than regular rubs with raw lanolin in the hope that it'll reduce the chance of the cracks...
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