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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th November 2024, 06:58 PM
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I do not know where it is from, but I like it!...

I do not know where it is from, but I like it! What are its dimensions?
Forum: European Armoury 8th November 2024, 03:40 PM
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WOW. A small army's worth of equipment just left...

WOW. A small army's worth of equipment just left sitting there all this time. It looks like it had regular maintenance over the centuries rather being allowed to rust and dilapidate.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2024, 04:11 AM
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Views: 101,715
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Thank you again for your responses. Could I ask...

Thank you again for your responses. Could I ask some follow up questions for clarification?

What is the outline at the elephant's mouth?

Secondly. If the blade of "A" is thin, light, and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th November 2024, 03:57 PM
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Views: 77,415
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Based on post #9, third picture down. If the...

Based on post #9, third picture down. If the bottom left is a clear crystal it could represent water in the Chinese system and Aether/Askha in the other systems. If the three o'clock item is flint or...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th November 2024, 05:33 PM
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Views: 77,415
Posted By Interested Party
Sorta. I have seen some scholars who associate...

Sorta. I have seen some scholars who associate the vegetal pattern of David's hilt with traditional animist forest spirits. Both are pretty hilts! I have a particular affinity for the North Coast...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd November 2024, 08:59 PM
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Views: 14,530
Posted By Interested Party
Watterbury Button Co

I have a random question. Does anyone know anything about buttons? This is an old button from a trash deposit of a cabin that burned in the early 1950's. It some sort of US military pattern button or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2024, 07:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 20,378
Posted By Interested Party
To me these don't look like the OP example. The...

To me these don't look like the OP example. The OP silhouette is closer to what Tirri called a "Sudanese waist knife". The sheath reminds me of Syrian work in some ways, but "African" could fit the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2024, 04:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 101,715
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you for responding! Sorry I took so long to...

Thank you for responding! Sorry I took so long to reply. I had to process the answer for a bit.

So two asang-asang do not guarantee a Sulu connection?

I attached a better picture of A.

Do...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2024, 10:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 77,415
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you David. I am flattered. Especially as I...

Thank you David. I am flattered. Especially as I didn't have time to comb through and cite references. East or North Jawa is exactly what I was getting at. If I remember correctly North Jawa and...
Forum: European Armoury 29th October 2024, 05:48 PM
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Views: 16,372
Posted By Interested Party
And if I remember correctly, you got a heck of a...

And if I remember correctly, you got a heck of a deal on that blade. Good score!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th October 2024, 05:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 77,415
Posted By Interested Party
Hugh good pictures would help. I honestly have no...

Hugh good pictures would help. I honestly have no idea who the third hilt is supposed to represent. Off the top of the head, it could be one of the embassies of Islam to Java, a Hindu sage, or simply...
Forum: European Armoury 28th October 2024, 04:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 37,153
Posted By Interested Party
Well said Jim. My apologies. Thank you for the...

Well said Jim. My apologies. Thank you for the reminder. Sometimes, as you know, it is easy to slip and embrace the continuity of history. The MISC forum is a good recommendation.

Fernando was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2024, 04:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 33,526
Posted By Interested Party
Wood could be fire hardened by lightly charring...

Wood could be fire hardened by lightly charring and then scraping the char off. The wood underneath was darkened and hardened. It works well for making spears and projectile points. I don't know if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2024, 05:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 101,715
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks Ian that is very much appreciated. I hope...

Thanks Ian that is very much appreciated. I hope everything is okay at home.

Some issues I hope to clarify in this thread are: Is Cato still considered accurate? It is hard to find other written...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd October 2024, 04:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 21,605
Posted By Interested Party
A picture of the entire sword would be helpful....

A picture of the entire sword would be helpful. Also you might get more detailed information if you split them into two threads.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2024, 10:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 101,715
Posted By Interested Party
White metal handle of the middle example. Sorry...

White metal handle of the middle example. Sorry for the large size it was resizing oddly for some reason.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2024, 08:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 101,715
Posted By Interested Party
Help with the Moro Kris/Kalis/Sundang

Hi, I've been trying to wrap my head around the kris. I've been following the kris threads of the last few months with interest. Having reread them and Cato hope I am prepped enough to start asking...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th October 2024, 10:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 68,350
Posted By Interested Party
My apologies, I thought this thread wan in the...

My apologies, I thought this thread wan in the ethnographic forum.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th October 2024, 09:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 68,350
Posted By Interested Party
Hi. I've been trying to wrap my head around the...

Hi. I've been trying to wrap my head around the keris/kris/kalis/sundang for several years now. Thanks to everyone for their help! In regard to the arrowhead motif, it spread to Moro blades it seems....
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2024, 08:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 37,153
Posted By Interested Party
I always thought they took the look from some...

I always thought they took the look from some knives made by Browning in the 1960's. I do not know what inspired the angular brown wood and brass fittings. So the answer to this knife could be...
Forum: European Armoury 17th October 2024, 08:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 37,153
Posted By Interested Party
The hilt reminds me of items that came out of...

The hilt reminds me of items that came out of India/Pakistan 40-50 years ago but the guard and scabbard do not. Sory I can't be of more help. Too bad we got rid of the shrug emoji :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 24,664
Posted By Interested Party
Fixed.

Fixed.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2024, 11:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 24,664
Posted By Interested Party
Try searching "cutlers resin" Here is a good...

Try searching "cutlers resin"

Here is a good thread to start with. Look at post #19
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20563&highlight=cutlers+resin
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 30,312
Posted By Interested Party
Fair enough. I thought you knew something I...

Fair enough. I thought you knew something I didn't :D

Nice knife. I always wanted a big one of these.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th October 2024, 08:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 30,312
Posted By Interested Party
Why not an attribution to northern India or...

Why not an attribution to northern India or Afghanistan?
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