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T. Koch · 27th February 2013, 06:41 AM

Cool thread - a lot of wondering and admiring has been answered in this thread.

Great find Willem! - Mine will fit right in after yours: It's the crown motive of a carved Dayak trophy, showing tendrils shooting out from a center circle surrounded by a shape resembling a butterfly. Two polished shell-discs of the highly venomous cone snail, Conus sp. have been inserted and attached with damar. The quality of carving as well as a stunning old patina, makes it one of my most favorite pieces.

I also think it is time for some of our old members to update their avatar descriptions. Bill M., I'm no expert on these, so it might be Tibetan but it is definitely not human - at all!

Cheers, - Thor

kahnjar1 · 27th February 2013, 06:51 AM

No guessing here.....a nice Omani Khanjar with gold and silver thread work and a nice studded horn hilt.
Stu

Atlantia · 27th February 2013, 10:07 AM

I've taken to changing mine every few weeks.
They usually reflect my great love of metalwork or I occasionally use the hanger pod from the Battlestar Atlantia.
This one is a koftgari box to the 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry.

Atlantia · 27th February 2013, 10:20 AM

Reading back through makes you wonder what happened to some old regulars...

We had a part 2 here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6640

kahnjar1 · 14th September 2013, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

No guessing here.....a nice Omani Khanjar with gold and silver thread work and a nice studded horn hilt.
Stu

Since changed to a nice signed Middle Eastern Dullah (Coffee Pot)

Gavin Nugent · 14th September 2013, 03:07 AM

Ghost Rider...burn it up baby!!!

Thank Gene.

Queequeg · 30th September 2013, 09:39 PM

My avatar is, indeed, Queequeg.

JamesKelly · 1st October 2013, 12:22 AM

And mine is the Makara, an auspicious little beast. It is on the hilt of an Indian kard I just got, with a wootz blade forged to display a Mohamed's Ladder/Kirk Narduban pattern.

Berkley · 27th February 2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by T. Koch

I also think it is time for some of our old members to update their avatar descriptions.

Mine is now the goddess Durga seated on a lion, a closeup from the silver-mounted scabbard of a Nepalese kothimora kukri.

trenchwarfare · 28th February 2013, 05:57 AM

Mine is a select grouping from the WWI collection. US Model 1911, Mk1 Grenade, and 1918 Mk1 Trench Knife. German Model P08 Luger, Stahlgrenate, and Trench knife. Lastly, a set of US mfg steel knuckles, and British Mills Bomb.

David R · 28th February 2013, 11:43 AM

My avatar is a reduced detail from a photo of me in armour, taken at the Fête des Remparts de Dinan a few years ago. I dunno if it might be considered a bit of vanity or a disdain for anonymity or what, I am just in the habit of using pics of myself as avatars on the different sites or forums I belong to. I post a couple of other pics, one the original the avatar is cut from, the other taken at Blore Heath some years ago.

27th February 2013, 06:51 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	Great Thread No guessing here.....a nice Omani Khanjar with gold and silver thread work and a nice studded horn hilt. Stu Attached Images

28th February 2013, 11:43 AM	#11
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	My avatar is a reduced detail from a photo of me in armour, taken at the Fête des Remparts de Dinan a few years ago. I dunno if it might be considered a bit of vanity or a disdain for anonymity or what, I am just in the habit of using pics of myself as avatars on the different sites or forums I belong to. I post a couple of other pics, one the original the avatar is cut from, the other taken at Blore Heath some years ago. Attached Images

27th February 2013, 06:41 AM	#1
T. Koch Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Mother North Posts: 189	Cool thread - a lot of wondering and admiring has been answered in this thread. Great find Willem! - Mine will fit right in after yours: It's the crown motive of a carved Dayak trophy, showing tendrils shooting out from a center circle surrounded by a shape resembling a butterfly. Two polished shell-discs of the highly venomous cone snail, Conus sp. have been inserted and attached with damar. The quality of carving as well as a stunning old patina, makes it one of my most favorite pieces. I also think it is time for some of our old members to update their avatar descriptions. Bill M., I'm no expert on these, so it might be Tibetan but it is definitely not human - at all! Cheers, - Thor

27th February 2013, 10:07 AM	#3
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	I've taken to changing mine every few weeks. They usually reflect my great love of metalwork or I occasionally use the hanger pod from the Battlestar Atlantia. This one is a koftgari box to the 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry.

27th February 2013, 10:20 AM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Reading back through makes you wonder what happened to some old regulars... We had a part 2 here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6640

14th September 2013, 03:07 AM	#6
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Ghost Rider...burn it up baby!!! Thank Gene.

30th September 2013, 09:39 PM	#7
Queequeg Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Detroit (New Mayapan) Posts: 96	My avatar is, indeed, Queequeg.

1st October 2013, 12:22 AM	#8
JamesKelly Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Michigan, U.S.A. Posts: 108	And mine is the Makara, an auspicious little beast. It is on the hilt of an Indian kard I just got, with a wootz blade forged to display a Mohamed's Ladder/Kirk Narduban pattern.

28th February 2013, 05:57 AM	#10
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Mine is a select grouping from the WWI collection. US Model 1911, Mk1 Grenade, and 1918 Mk1 Trench Knife. German Model P08 Luger, Stahlgrenate, and Trench knife. Lastly, a set of US mfg steel knuckles, and British Mills Bomb.