Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2026, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,862
Hi Martin,
It's in my humble opinion a Sri...
Hi Martin,
It's in my humble opinion a Sri Lankan knife and belongs to the Phia family. If it's a Piha Kaetta I don't know, there are several different knives in this family.
Regards,
Detlef
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 671,366
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 671,366
Hello David,
You don't need to be afraid,...
Hello David,
You don't need to be afraid, read my answer to Alan. ;) But like said, no one was able to state a clear evidence of a Sumatran (Aceh) origin, I think we all have never seen a similar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 671,366
Hello Alan,
Like yourself I know next to...
Hello Alan,
Like yourself I know next to nothing about the knife in question, so I started this thread to let it discussed here and to get more informations, Peter, David and Séverin give their...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 671,366
Hello Alan,
Like Leif stated, when my...
Hello Alan,
Like Leif stated, when my informant is correct is the origin stated from him a mostly from Malay people inhabited region so it's no great surprise that there can be found blades with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2026, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 671,366
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2026, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 671,366
I got from a Thai collector that the knife in...
I got from a Thai collector that the knife in question is indeed a Southern Thai knife. What he stated I've attached as a picture and also a knife with a similar handle which was offered by a local...
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Forum: Swap Forum
25th February 2026, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 731,284
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2026, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,634
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
21st February 2026, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,813
Hello Peter,
Like seen in the pictures I...
Hello Peter,
Like seen in the pictures I posted, these carrying poles are not really comfortable. Sometimes they lay under a bolster but in most cases these poles are carried directly on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
21st February 2026, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,813
I personally don't believe AI blind. But with a...
I personally don't believe AI blind. But with a little bit research, here at first the term "Hua Yi": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua%E2%80%93Yi_distinction
"Jujube" is a fruit, see the first pic....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2026, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 161,058
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Forum: Swap Forum
19th February 2026, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 731,284
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 20,963
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Forum: Swap Forum
15th February 2026, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 731,284
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Forum: Swap Forum
15th February 2026, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 731,284
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Forum: Swap Forum
15th February 2026, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 731,284
An old dharia or sabiki dagger for sale
I offer in my opinion a very nice dharia/sabiki dagger with a newer belt for sale. The handle scales are from horn, the front is adorned with silver, and a green glass stone, the back with two brass...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2026, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,243
Hello Jo,
Yes, you are correct, the middle...
Hello Jo,
Yes, you are correct, the middle one is a Luzon dagger, a very nice one!
The one on the left isn't a dagger, it's a knife from Bali, I would say that it's belongs to the tiuk pengentas...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th February 2026, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,611
Hello Alan,
The ivory handle seems to have a...
Hello Alan,
The ivory handle seems to have a good age, there is a crack in the handle and the base is replaced by a piece of horn most probably because it was too splitted, why should it be soaked...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th February 2026, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,611
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th February 2026, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,611
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2026, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,611
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2026, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,611
Hello Gustav,
May I ask you why you think or...
Hello Gustav,
May I ask you why you think or be certain about the age of the Terengganu scabbard? In my humble opinion it could be older when it was refurbished at one point in its history.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2026, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 12,705
Hello Aspalathos,
The carvings on the...
Hello Aspalathos,
The carvings on the scabbard looks very Batak like. But I am not aware that they had such daggers, I guess that it is very recent but I could be wrong about this.
Regards,...
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