Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2017, 09:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2017, 06:13 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2017, 11:04 AM
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Thanks Gents, you are probably right.
In...
Thanks Gents, you are probably right.
In it's defence though, I would say two things.
The tip is not flimsy, I think it would penetrate mail.
As to functionality, a quick look at the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2017, 10:45 PM
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Unusual Indian dagger / short sword
I have been following the thread on the "Karud" with much interest.
It has prompted me to dig this out and ask for name suggestions.
Mail-piercing, double pointed, curved, single-edged short...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2017, 07:54 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2017, 09:13 AM
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close ups
Kai, here you are. Not the best photos in the world but I think you will see whay I say there has been some "removal". I am sure there are traces of suassa remaining.
Regards
Roy
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2017, 11:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st August 2017, 07:05 PM
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Thanks for the comments.
I still think that...
Thanks for the comments.
I still think that something has been removed from the ferrule.
It is possible that this has been repaired at some time, looking at photos of others on the interwebb...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2017, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 17
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Amanremu
Not had one of these before. See A van Z page 23.
Amanremu with hulu baba buya.
Length is 72 cm with a 57 cm blade.
Hilt is carved horn. Ferrule is silver with traces of removed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st July 2017, 08:26 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th July 2017, 07:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th June 2017, 01:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th June 2017, 01:13 PM
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Strange Staff for ID
OK Folks. This one has me completely stumped.
Approximately 1m in length.
Appears to be some sort of palm wood.
The wire is copper, typical of the "borrowed" electrical or telegraph wire...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th May 2017, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2017, 08:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th May 2017, 07:28 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
11th May 2017, 08:40 AM
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Rick
Her arms disappear into the mans hair...
Rick
Her arms disappear into the mans hair so it's not really clear.
The only choices seem to be that either she is holding the head, it is growing out of her back in some alien way or that she...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th May 2017, 11:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th May 2017, 09:35 AM
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Strange statue
Does anyone have a clue to the origin of this ?
Dense hardwood.
Approx 17" / 43cm tall.
I cannot find any references to a woman with a mans head on her back. The faces appear European but who...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2017, 11:06 PM
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I have been a member for a few years now and...
I have been a member for a few years now and always intended to ask this question.
Why is the site called vikingsword when it is the Ethnographic Arms and Armour Forum ?
One could argue that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2017, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2017, 02:10 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2017, 08:42 AM
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SIMILAR
Came across this recently. It would appear to be the same.
O/A length is 14"
Blade is 8 1/4"
Not full tang.
collar is aluminium.
The letters on the blade look like ADG but they are very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2017, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 24
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Not being the best photographer in the world,...
Not being the best photographer in the world, these are the best that I can manage since I broke my wide angle lens recently.
You can see the blade gets darker where I have not done any cleaning....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 24
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