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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2007, 03:01 PM
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Posted By CourseEight
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th June 2007, 04:19 AM
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Views: 7,668
Posted By CourseEight
Question Please Help -- What is this?

Hello all --

I recently got this, but have no idea what it is. I doubt its a weapon, but I can't think of what it might be. It's brass, made in two pieces, with the rod threaded and screwing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2007, 04:21 AM
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Views: 7,233
Posted By CourseEight
Thumbs up By the power of Greyskull...

By the power of Greyskull (http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/mrsquiggle2/He-Man1.jpg), that's a nice knife! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2007, 11:26 PM
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Views: 6,507
Posted By CourseEight
It's like a Rorschach test! I see above the coat...

It's like a Rorschach test! I see above the coat of arms a knight's head, like this (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~danielcollier/photos/Obenhaus%20coat%20of%20arms.jpg). In the lower...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2007, 11:17 PM
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Views: 17,654
Posted By CourseEight
Josh -- Do you learn how to use all the weapons...

Josh -- Do you learn how to use all the weapons you collect? I myself have fenced before, but never taken up anything serious, mostly because I have rods in my back from scholliosis. I'd imagine...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2007, 03:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,808
Posted By CourseEight
Hi all -- I'm quite pleased to...

Hi all --


I'm quite pleased to contribute. I've only been collecting real stuff for about a year, and I have to thank everyone here for what an incredible resource this site is. I'm glad to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2007, 03:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,654
Posted By CourseEight
Thanks for the responses! Thanks for the...

Thanks for the responses!


Thanks for the reply Josh! I'm so happy to hear that it is genuine! I thought China at first, but the only chain weapons I could find were kau sin ke, like this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2007, 09:07 PM
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Views: 17,654
Posted By CourseEight
Bump

Thought I'd bring this back up to the top, just in case anyone can help. If anyone has seen something like this in the past on ebay coming out of China, or in marketplaces there, I'd really like to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2007, 03:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 17,654
Posted By CourseEight
Question Manrikigusari?

Hi all --

I picked this up at an antique mall for virtually nothing. I know nothing about these kinds of weapons, but this seems to be a manrikigursari:
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2007, 01:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,808
Posted By CourseEight
Talking Thanks so much for all the kind words! To...

Thanks so much for all the kind words!


To be honest I didn't really have much knowledge about how kastanes were used, except as ranks of office given by the Dutch. I've always been under the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2007, 04:37 PM
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Views: 29,808
Posted By CourseEight
Yeah, my camera's macro mode just isn't macro...

Yeah, my camera's macro mode just isn't macro enough to get the detail. I've been meaning to get a better camera anyway, so this just may be the excuse I need!

I'll post better pics when I can...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2007, 04:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,808
Posted By CourseEight
Some pics

I finally cleaned up and photographed the kastane. It's hard to photograph, but I've tried to show that there does appear to be a genuine (wootz like?) pattern to the blade. It's more "angular"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2007, 05:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,378
Posted By CourseEight
Sweet! I know another one :) Looks to be...

Sweet! I know another one :)

Looks to be African, specifically Manding. Here's one in better condition:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3096&highlight=mandingo
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2007, 03:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,807
Posted By CourseEight
Thumbs up Well, I can't much speak to whether such a thing...

Well, I can't much speak to whether such a thing would ever be used in combat, but the naga-esque shape and the flare at the end brings to mind the shape of a cobra. Perhaps the symbology of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2007, 04:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,375
Posted By CourseEight
Smile :) Apparently we posted it at the same time: ...

:) Apparently we posted it at the same time:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4514

It's called a Kastane, and from what I've read its a traditional sword of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2007, 04:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 29,808
Posted By CourseEight
Smile Kastane for comment

I've always wanted one of these, and the blade quality on this one seems decent:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190107012923

Comments welcome!

--Radleigh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2007, 12:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 29,433
Posted By CourseEight
Yes, thanks so much!

Yes, thanks so much!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2007, 04:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,248
Posted By CourseEight
I can't help at all as to the handle style, but...

I can't help at all as to the handle style, but the designs on the blade strike me as being a lot like this kaskara: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2570&highlight=translation
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2007, 09:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,870
Posted By CourseEight
Smile Thanks so much for your welcome and your input! ...

Thanks so much for your welcome and your input! Upon taking your suggestion I found this interesting thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001774.html

with the pictures of said...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2007, 02:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,870
Posted By CourseEight
Well, I guess no one has any idea what the...

Well, I guess no one has any idea what the writing says. But any thoughts as to its age, region of origin (and what language is on the blade), whether the tip curving forward is normal,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2007, 03:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,870
Posted By CourseEight
And the other side:

And the other side:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th February 2007, 02:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,870
Posted By CourseEight
Question Help with Pedang / Translation

Hi there --

I'm a long-time lurker on this forum, and reading it has been a highlight of my day for quite some time now. I was wondering if anyone could help me translate the writing on a pedang...
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