Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th September 2024, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: European Armoury
17th September 2024, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,251
An alternate cast of characters would be Pluto...
An alternate cast of characters would be Pluto and Persephony. With the figure in the knuckle bow being a Caryatid. I guess the question is do you see the fruits as apples or pomegranates??
Thanks...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th September 2024, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,861
Keris Djogya?
I haven't bought a keris in a long time, but I saw this for the price of a pizza and I couldn't resist. No one has posted in a few days so I thought this would liven things up. I reviewed Tammens for...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th September 2024, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,350
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th September 2024, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,122
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd September 2024, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,161
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd September 2024, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,161
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Forum: European Armoury
1st September 2024, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,306
How long is this blade? Do you think it has...
How long is this blade? Do you think it has anything to do the Philipine colonies, though it does have scale handles by the look of things? I rotated the pictures so that the remnant marks are more...
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Forum: European Armoury
1st September 2024, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,161
Union 1860 Field and Staff Officer Sword?
This was my first real sword. My grandfather bought it for me at a flea market when I was 10 or 12 for $10 or less. He loved that I had an interest in history like him. My mother did not appreciate...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th August 2024, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,122
Nice looking seme Marc. To me yours has a more...
Nice looking seme Marc. To me yours has a more finished blade and the handle has ribs under the leather. I read some place, maybe this forum, that the handles that had ribs were older. Anyone have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2024, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,982
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2024, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 16,675
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2024, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,219
Thanks, Jim, for taking a look. Yes Ian, Indian...
Thanks, Jim, for taking a look. Yes Ian, Indian blades are intimidating for several reasons. They have a variety of silhouettes and nuisances of use. They came from a large variety of places, times,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2024, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,219
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd August 2024, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,357
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2024, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,122
Thanks for the response Tim! That is good to...
Thanks for the response Tim! That is good to hear. I felt that it was a 90% finished product that was made to be used, but I like outside verification to make sure I am not having an emotional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2024, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,122
Seme
A while back I found a small seme at a decent price. I have always regretted not trying to buy one from Maasai friends when I worked in southeast Kenya. This one is ribbed and clublike in its weight....
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2024, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,983
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Forum: European Armoury
21st August 2024, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,227
Jim thank you for the pages!
I have little...
Jim thank you for the pages!
I have little to contribute today. I am more mobile and getting caught up on business. I am still looking for more images of South hilts and hilts that are said to be...
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Forum: European Armoury
20th August 2024, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,227
Another Reference
Here is more synopsis of sword history with a section on Robert South. He beat the odds and was alive in the 1630s!
http://myarmoury.com/feature_engswords.html
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Forum: European Armoury
20th August 2024, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,227
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2024, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,717
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Forum: European Armoury
19th August 2024, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,227
You are going to make me blush!
Here are...
You are going to make me blush!
Here are some blades that Norman references in regard to the Hampden hilt. First are a couple of hilts in the Wallace Collection that are stylistically related in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2024, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,717
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Forum: European Armoury
18th August 2024, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,227
Good Lord, the mark is a unicorn! I don't know...
Good Lord, the mark is a unicorn! I don't know why I couldn't make that out. I ended up screenshotting it and rotating to all orientations. I am always humbled by Mr. McDougall’s research and have...
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