Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2016, 03:07 AM
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There are plenty of examples of non-laminated...
There are plenty of examples of non-laminated meteoric iron blades, notably cold-forged blades. However, those are usually small. I don't know of any the size of Tutankhamun's dagger (21cm long...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th June 2016, 10:42 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2016, 11:25 PM
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Folding tobiguchi
Here is something I hadn't seen before: a folding tobiguchi, where the handle is (the bottom end of) a sword scabbard, so that it can be worn like a sword. Just from the style, I'd guess late 19th...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2016, 09:22 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st June 2016, 09:51 PM
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Yes. That's all well-known. That's why the...
Yes. That's all well-known. That's why the papers/books (e.g., Williams, as cited) describing work where specimens are examined to determine
(a) composition,
(b) physical properties such as...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2016, 09:34 PM
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Maybe they are clock hands. The guard carries...
Maybe they are clock hands. The guard carries this weapon, with the clock hands set to the time the boss will next be seeing people.
Not likely in a non-clock-carrying culture. Could still be used...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th May 2016, 11:29 PM
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You might find what you want in...
You might find what you want in http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Crucible-History-Metallurgy-European/dp/9004227830 (and you'll find some of Williams's stuff in his papers online).
The simple answer is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2016, 05:45 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2016, 11:09 PM
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To echo a lot of the above comment: modern.
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To echo a lot of the above comment: modern.
When they not advertised as "Medieval axe" or "Mid-evil axe", they often called "star farsha". If you want to look for more examples, "star farsha axe"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2016, 10:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2016, 10:07 AM
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It's an Indian tulwar hilt. Sometimes one sees...
It's an Indian tulwar hilt. Sometimes one sees these hilts on Nepali weapons.
In this case, I think it's Bengali. Some past discussion of these:
http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=56083...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2016, 03:16 AM
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How big are they? How thick?
Ceremonial and...
How big are they? How thick?
Ceremonial and bridal axes are huge and thin. Old ceremonial axes were usually functional weapons (usually used for killing downed and wounded enemies, before they got...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2016, 12:41 AM
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Yet another region where boomerangs have been...
Yet another region where boomerangs have been used! Not just Australia, India, Egypt/Ethiopia, and North America, but also Mongolia. (Does anybody has further additions to the list?
Some more...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2016, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 20
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Like I said, it's still about as thick as the...
Like I said, it's still about as thick as the tang (and the wing is connected to the head, so front-to-back strength should be OK). I can't see the side-to-side thickness at that point in the photo....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th March 2016, 10:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2016, 04:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2016, 10:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2016, 10:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2016, 02:23 AM
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For low-tech metalwork (i.e., unknown carbon...
For low-tech metalwork (i.e., unknown carbon content, no thermometers or temperature controlled ovens), differential hardening can be easier than trying to achieve a uniformly non-brittle hard blade....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2016, 09:04 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
11th March 2016, 10:35 PM
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While these (with the handle bent the "right"...
While these (with the handle bent the "right" way) are sold as Viking knives, Viking women's knives, etc., I don't know of any Viking examples. Others have asked this question and looked, but not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2016, 08:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2016, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2016, 06:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2016, 11:10 PM
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