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Forum: European Armoury 18th October 2014, 11:00 PM
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Posted By Timo Nieminen
Their URI above is supposed to be the best link,...

Their URI above is supposed to be the best link, since it lets them change where it is on their network, and the URI will redirect to the new link. But something is not working at the moment.

So,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th October 2014, 11:52 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 70,152
Posted By Timo Nieminen
If you're asking what they are: A Chinese...

If you're asking what they are:
A Chinese fighting knife, of the kind shown/discussed in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15217 and http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15728...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2014, 02:12 AM
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Posted By Timo Nieminen
The various potential "fighting irons" are: ...

The various potential "fighting irons" are:

1. Iron ruler (鐵尺 (traditional), 铁尺 (simplified) , Pinyin tiě chǐ). Short iron bar, with or without distinct grip, with or without guard.

2. Jian...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2014, 02:02 AM
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Posted By Timo Nieminen
Some more. A jian (usually translated as...

Some more.

A jian (usually translated as "mace", 鐧 (traditional), 锏 (simplified), Pinyin jiǎn), photographed next to the iron ruler (鐵尺 (traditional), 铁尺 (simplified) , Pinyin tiě chǐ) above....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2014, 10:55 AM
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Views: 9,763
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Looks like a modern repro/fake to me. (I have one...

Looks like a modern repro/fake to me. (I have one that is similar, though with a longer blade.) The 6th term of Huang Pu Academy would have been in 1926, not 1936. By 1936, the academy had moved and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th October 2014, 12:50 AM
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Views: 30,365
Posted By Timo Nieminen
One sees in many countries a strong emphasis put...

One sees in many countries a strong emphasis put on a selection of traditional cultural symbols in response to modernisation, or colonial domination, or foreign influence. Sometimes new things are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2014, 01:04 AM
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Views: 70,152
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Some more antique sai (mostly Chinese, including...

Some more antique sai (mostly Chinese, including sai/iron ruler hybrids) at http://museum.hikari.us/weapons/
Forum: European Armoury 6th October 2014, 01:00 AM
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Views: 17,728
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Downloadable books/articles

As time goes on, more and more publications are digitised and become freely (and legitimately) available online. Not finding any threads dedicated to listing such resources, perhaps we should have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2014, 12:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 23,072
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Downloadable books/articles

As time goes on, more and more publications are digitised and become freely (and legitimately) available online. Not finding any threads dedicated to listing such resources, here are some, courtesy...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2014, 12:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,149
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Thanks for comments/info. Looking at long slender...

Thanks for comments/info. Looking at long slender Palawan barong, I think I want one. The carving on the scabbard of my #6 is nice, but the blade is but a poor shadow of what it should be.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2014, 03:49 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 70,152
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Diamond section is found on Chinese jian maces...

Diamond section is found on Chinese jian maces (among other cross-sections).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2014, 03:47 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 790,749
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Here are my barong at this time. (1-4 have been...

Here are my barong at this time. (1-4 have been shown before; #3 & #4 are just upthread.) Individual photos, measurements, and comments for each are in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2014, 03:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,149
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#11: Copper collar. Scabbard is heavy and thick,...

#11: Copper collar. Scabbard is heavy and thick, with MOP. Neutral feel in the hand - a very MOR barong. Except for the copper collar. 6.05mm at the hilt, 4.3mm mid-blade. 656g, 1064g in the chunky...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2014, 03:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,149
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#6: Tourist barong. Long slender scabbard with...

#6: Tourist barong. Long slender scabbard with lots of carving, with a turtle and something that looks like a rat, and curly foliage. Blade is much shorter than the scabbard, and crudely made and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2014, 03:05 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,149
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#1 and #2 were previously presented in...

#1 and #2 were previously presented in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15389

#1: Mid/late 20th century? My initial guess was 1970s. Blade is uneven - it hasn't been ground enough to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2014, 02:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,149
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Some barong/barung

An index. Individual photos follow.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 10:19 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 70,152
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Note the very similar sai in post #10. Overall,...

Note the very similar sai in post #10. Overall, very Chinese. Pommel is in a Chinese style, guard is attached in a Chinese style, the tip is in a Chinese style (also seen on longer jian maces). Of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 09:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,668
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Yes, #5 is recent. I'm probably the first owner....

Yes, #5 is recent. I'm probably the first owner. Might be 5 years old. Keris or sundang? I'd say it's a sundang blade mounted as a keris, but that's my subjective classification - I don't know what...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 09:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,487
Posted By Timo Nieminen
That sword reminds me of a sword I saw in a book...

That sword reminds me of a sword I saw in a book earlier today. (See attached pics, pg 205 in 中国古代钢铁冷兵器巡礼 (Cold Steel in Ancient China - Iron and Steel Parade)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 08:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,668
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#5, 2nd from the right. This is the last one I'll...

#5, 2nd from the right. This is the last one I'll add these photos for, since I don't think there's any point in more photos of the tourist one (#6).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 08:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,668
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#4, 3rd from the right.

#4, 3rd from the right.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 08:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,668
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#3, 3rd from the left.

#3, 3rd from the left.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 08:21 AM
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Views: 9,668
Posted By Timo Nieminen
#2, second from the left.

#2, second from the left.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 08:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,668
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Some more photos, of them individually, with a...

Some more photos, of them individually, with a close-up of the hilt/gangya.

First, #1 above, the first from the left.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2014, 02:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 70,152
Posted By Timo Nieminen
Some more (possibly) Chinese cha/sai: Group...

Some more (possibly) Chinese cha/sai:

Group of Highbinder weapons including a sai: http://amst312.umwblogs.org/2009/01/29/the-highbinders/
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