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Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2015, 02:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,517
Posted By S.Workman
Belduque from Spanish Mexico

Hello all, I have been cultivating an interest in these one edged daggers from Old Mexico. There have been some great examples found archaeologically, and by accident, and some have survived the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2015, 01:24 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,084
Posted By S.Workman
Rencong Grip

Hello everyone, I have been very busy and have not hit the forum lately, its nice to get back and look occasionally. I was wondering if anyone knows the function of the wildly curved grips on the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th November 2014, 10:24 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,516
Posted By S.Workman
A precursor to the keris?

I have been very much out of the loop for several months, this being my busy season at work. Last weekend I did get a chance to slip away (well, it was partially business), and I got to spend several...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2014, 03:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,185
Posted By S.Workman
Yep, my kids are fine. I live in a state where...

Yep, my kids are fine. I live in a state where about half the people believe that all weapons are evil, and the other half concealed carries pistols or has a shotgun in their car. The children of the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2014, 01:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,185
Posted By S.Workman
OK, thanks for the info, I will search the older...

OK, thanks for the info, I will search the older posts.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2014, 12:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,185
Posted By S.Workman
Thanks, spell correction! The word is dunnage! ...

Thanks, spell correction! The word is dunnage!
My kids are OK, they understand safe firearm handling (and so generally how to respect weapons), as well as the value of old objects and private...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th September 2014, 05:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,185
Posted By S.Workman
Storage advice needed

Hello everyone, I have a few keris that I like a lot. My kids, however, have some doofus friends that I would rather not be messing with any blades, much less my keris. I think my collection needs to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2014, 11:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,381
Posted By S.Workman
That's a cool thing, but look out carrying it. I...

That's a cool thing, but look out carrying it. I bet it's considered knucks for law enforcement purposes...
Forum: European Armoury 28th August 2014, 01:11 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 54,775
Posted By S.Workman
Just have a close look at the mercernaries'...

Just have a close look at the mercernaries' faces, they way are portrayed in both illustrations:

There is the cool striding 'idealized' hyper patriotic, though at...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th August 2014, 02:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,626
Posted By S.Workman
Thanks for all that Alan. Hopefully your...

Thanks for all that Alan. Hopefully your collection will be with you and whole for a long time! How does one identify Bhoma? And, is that a different pronunciation and spelling of Bhima from Bhima...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th August 2014, 12:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,626
Posted By S.Workman
It was said to have been a part of a collection...

It was said to have been a part of a collection that was very old. I guess this brings up the question of "authentic", i.e., at what point in a keris' life do changes become forgeries? Was there ever...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th August 2014, 07:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,626
Posted By S.Workman
Holy frijoles, no one can tell me about this...

Holy frijoles, no one can tell me about this fellow? Maybe the post went downstream too fast....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th August 2014, 03:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,626
Posted By S.Workman
A most interesting keris, with figure

Hello everyone, I recently became the delighted owner of this wonderful keris. It is from Bali, and has a figure sculpted in by a most skilled craftsman. It appealed to me because I practice yoga,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2014, 09:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,086
Posted By S.Workman
True, but that doesn't mean that the ethical and...

True, but that doesn't mean that the ethical and judicial burden of such a circumstance should rest on the shoulders of a modern owner - a collector of antique arms not unlike yourself, perhaps.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th August 2014, 03:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,086
Posted By S.Workman
The thing is, you may not have broken any...

The thing is, you may not have broken any law….read this article:
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2014/04/02/fbi-seizing-artifacts-rural-indiana-home/7210675/

One of the big issues is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2014, 12:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 19,086
Posted By S.Workman
I think people are leery of discussing what...

I think people are leery of discussing what Native American artifacts they have. There have been a number of SWAT style raids on collectors who tried to buy or sell something supposedly forbidden....
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd August 2014, 03:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,594
Posted By S.Workman
I wonder if it is a case of eye (or ear) of the...

I wonder if it is a case of eye (or ear) of the beholder? I happen to like gamelan, I saw a wonderful performance in San Francisco and it was really thrilling, but the girl I was with thought it was...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st August 2014, 08:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,594
Posted By S.Workman
Alan, that thing is wonderful. Is it possible to...

Alan, that thing is wonderful. Is it possible to hear it, can this site host an mp3, or could you post one elsewhere? I am really interested in the anthropology and archaeology of instruments, like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th July 2014, 12:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,177
Posted By S.Workman
Maybe it's a kind of murrawirrie, an Aborigine...

Maybe it's a kind of murrawirrie, an Aborigine wooden sword. I don't know much about them, but I am sure that the google has more. Gotta go to work, bye!
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2014, 10:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,126
Posted By S.Workman
Yep, I have lots of really cool articles from...

Yep, I have lots of really cool articles from this site. I hope people use this for their ethno weapon & historical weapon interests.
Forum: European Armoury 10th July 2014, 02:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,126
Posted By S.Workman
A neat catalog

I am not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I found this nifty catalog
on this site and I thought I would share:
https://www.academia.edu/5423545/Cold_Arms_-_exhibition_catalogue

I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2014, 06:10 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 79,369
Posted By S.Workman
Where did you get those cool maps? They are very...

Where did you get those cool maps? They are very cool….
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th June 2014, 03:13 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,539
Posted By S.Workman
Eeeeek. I didn't notice that the drawing...

Eeeeek. I didn't notice that the drawing indicates multiple pins. Thats what I get for poking around on the internets at work. Alan, do you know anything about this type of keris?
I don't think I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th June 2014, 06:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,539
Posted By S.Workman
That's a great drawing. This is exactly the...

That's a great drawing. This is exactly the method I used on one of my other keris. I had to make a new wedge out of a nail.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th June 2014, 04:06 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 12,539
Posted By S.Workman
Oh, I thought Alan said that would permanently...

Oh, I thought Alan said that would permanently stain the nickel portion of the pamor. Use with care I think is the motto. I have some that I use for rebluing guns, it will even blue a nail or a...
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