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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th July 2005, 08:52 AM
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Posted By ingelred
hello, I am deninitely no expert in this...

hello,

I am deninitely no expert in this kind of weapon but I would say that this is a kudi or kudijang from Java.
You may take a look here:

http://www.valiantco.com/

and here:
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2005, 08:59 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 11,248
Posted By ingelred
Hello, I have 2 of these knives in my...

Hello,

I have 2 of these knives in my collection.
Both of the were declared as rasor knives :rolleyes:
Here You can see one of them:
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2005, 12:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,274
Posted By ingelred
This is no cable damascus but a pattern damascus...

This is no cable damascus but a pattern damascus named Turkish ribbon. This pattern is produced by forging and twisting several bars of damascus steel individually which are than forged together to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2005, 09:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 21,371
Posted By ingelred
I don't know if this is important but the tang...

I don't know if this is important but the tang seems to be welded onto the blade. Concerning the blade, maybe there once was an inscription on it which did not suit the new owner so he destroyd it....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th June 2005, 09:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,648
Posted By ingelred
ham, You are correct. Further...

ham, You are correct.
Further informations/items can be seen here:



Best regards, Helge
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2005, 08:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,347
Posted By ingelred
Spain, 19th century I would say. Similar...

Spain, 19th century I would say.
Similar knives are depicted in Luciano Salvatici's Coltelli d'Europa, on pages 142 an 143.

Greetings, Helge
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2005, 04:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,387
Posted By ingelred
Don't get me wrong but You write about Wootz...

Don't get me wrong but You write about Wootz steel but as far as I see it the left blade is made of pattern welded Damaskus steel with the pattern resembling some kind of small roses or rain drops!?!...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2005, 10:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,248
Posted By ingelred
wolviex, that is what I meant. At a first...

wolviex,

that is what I meant. At a first glance it looks like a 17th century Lanzknecht dagger but at a closer look concerníng its quality it seems to be a copy of low quality made in the 19th...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2005, 05:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,248
Posted By ingelred
This dagger reminds me of a late 16th/ early 17th...

This dagger reminds me of a late 16th/ early 17th century German or Swiss Landsknecht dagger. I have seen these on several pictures in my literature. The blade itself looks somewhat like a blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2005, 05:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,248
Posted By ingelred
This dagger reminds me of a late 16th/ early 17th...

This dagger reminds me of a late 16th/ early 17th century Landsknecht dagger. I have seen these on several pictures in my literature. The blade itself looks somewhat like a blade from a left hand...
Forum: European Armoury 4th January 2005, 10:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,372
Posted By ingelred
Could possibly a special kind of Gaucho dagger...

Could possibly a special kind of Gaucho dagger called Caronera. As described in the article "Knives of the Gauchos" by Abel A. Domenech published in Knives'88:

"...There existed a particular and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2004, 09:48 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 39,851
Posted By ingelred
I have seen this kind of pattern in one of the...

I have seen this kind of pattern in one of the books from Herman Historica.
In this book this pattern is referred to as net damascus.
The books can be found here:
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