Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2020, 08:53 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2019, 02:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th November 2019, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 15
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Sorry for the delay.
Obviously this club,...
Sorry for the delay.
Obviously this club, with double rows of "teeth", isn't the Nifo'oti billhook variety, bit close enough to provide reasonable dimensions. I collected this club new in Pago...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2019, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 65,910
Welcome to the forum.
I have a Samoan club...
Welcome to the forum.
I have a Samoan club with 13 "teeth" on each side,nominally one inch apart, but of proportional length. You can get some scaling from the attached image. Tomorrow I'll...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2019, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 23
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Ibrahiim,
The silver cap on the top of some...
Ibrahiim,
The silver cap on the top of some of these knives looks like those on top of powder containers discussed on this Bandolier post.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25355...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd October 2019, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 12
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I can't comment on the meaning of the marks nor...
I can't comment on the meaning of the marks nor their specific origin, but I've looked at some blade forum conversations, and experienced bladesmiths always recommend to apply stamped maker's marks...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2019, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th September 2019, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2019, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,835
Interesting kaskara. Looks like an old takouba...
Interesting kaskara. Looks like an old takouba blade remounted as a kaskara. Iain will be able to better assess. Bigger images, especially of the hilt area, would help. Also your flash overpowers the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th September 2019, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2019, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,535
Jim,
I finally found my Pallme (1837-39)...
Jim,
I finally found my Pallme (1837-39) notes. He mentions (p.298) the two-edge swords of Austrian manufacture with, as you observe, lion and cross & orb. Locals prefer blades with a death's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th September 2019, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,535
Iain,
I concur with the Kull blade...
Iain,
I concur with the Kull blade attribution, but can't agree on the notion that the guard may have been imported from Europe. Here's why.
We have only two references to imported guards; your...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2019, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,535
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th September 2019, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,535
Mross,
I'm glad the kaskara essays were...
Mross,
I'm glad the kaskara essays were useful. I agree with both Iain and Jim. Well done. I would differ with the seller as to age. R. Cronau's book attributes all three marks to Peter Kull in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2019, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 62
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2019, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 87,743
I agree with Kubar that the image is in a...
I agree with Kubar that the image is in a pictograph-style and Jim"s suggestion that the pictogram has a representable meaning.
How's this for an interesting if fanciful tale? Suppose a traveler...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2019, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 87,743
Great discussion. Perhaps it is time to take a...
Great discussion. Perhaps it is time to take a break, but apparently no one has considered the extensive text also etched on the blade. I suspect that there is a revealing story contained therein.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2019, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 377
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2019, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 377
Views: 1,967,434
Ibrahiim,
Thank you so much for sharing...
Ibrahiim,
Thank you so much for sharing these magnificent khanjars. They are truly works of art not just ethnographic weapons. It seems that their quality has increased over time. I have a few...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2019, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 40,965
I collected this utility axe in Eastern Sudan,...
I collected this utility axe in Eastern Sudan, likely at El Fao, in 1985. The type is used by herders to hinge acacia tree limbs so their camels can feed on the leaves. It looks remarkably like the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2019, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,935
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2019, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,935
Stefan,
If the grip is ebony or African...
Stefan,
If the grip is ebony or African Black Wood I would offer that it is perhaps of Sudanese Rashaida Arab origin. The Rashaida came to Sudan in the early 19thC and now live including around...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2019, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,649
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2019, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,076
I like the palm wood handle, but it looks too...
I like the palm wood handle, but it looks too short for the apparent weight of the stone. Wrap looks like rattan common in Indonesia area. Stone, somewhat sculpted, looks more like a basher than a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2019, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,046
Hello MHLDRW,
Welcome to the Forum, and...
Hello MHLDRW,
Welcome to the Forum, and thanks for submitting such an interesting kaskara.
The blade looks old. I'd say locally made due to the rather crude forging of the central fuller. The...
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