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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th September 2024, 02:38 PM
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Thank you Mr. Maisey. I appreciate the feedback....

Thank you Mr. Maisey. I appreciate the feedback. I see the difference in the quality of the wood you posted. What are the features of the blade that you would regard as Madura? The pendok only has...
Forum: European Armoury 17th September 2024, 07:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,995
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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...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th September 2024, 05:30 PM
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Views: 7,401
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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...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th September 2024, 03:25 AM
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Views: 10,270
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I look at this and can't help but wonder if it...

I look at this and can't help but wonder if it started life as ganjo iras or is this its second incarnation?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2024, 07:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,030
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you Geoffrey! 1950s, height of the Mau Mau...

Thank you Geoffrey! 1950s, height of the Mau Mau rebellion not at great time for tourism. Thanks for the details on sharpened/unsharpened edges and weight/balance.

That is a beautiful collection....
Forum: European Armoury 3rd September 2024, 04:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,109
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks for the responses Battara and DrDavid. The...

Thanks for the responses Battara and DrDavid. The sword is really beat up, but I've had it a long time. DrDavid thanks for the conformation that it is a Hibernian society sword. I stumbled upon that...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd September 2024, 07:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,109
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks. I think you are right. I forget the power...

Thanks. I think you are right. I forget the power of the internet sometimes and get tunnel vision for print media. I know it is ironic to say this on an internet forum.
Forum: European Armoury 1st September 2024, 05:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,261
Posted By Interested Party
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...
Forum: European Armoury 1st September 2024, 04:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,109
Posted By Interested Party
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...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2024, 02:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,030
Posted By Interested Party
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...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2024, 02:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,908
Posted By Interested Party
Are these spear tips or spikes for the butt?

Are these spear tips or spikes for the butt?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,544
Posted By Interested Party
Nice purchases. I would love to see the sewar...

Nice purchases. I would love to see the sewar blade as well:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2024, 04:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,134
Posted By Interested Party
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,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th August 2024, 06:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,134
Posted By Interested Party
Bump. Almost 1000 views and no ideas? I promise...

Bump. Almost 1000 views and no ideas? I promise feedback won't hurt my feelings.;)
Forum: European Armoury 23rd August 2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,312
Posted By Interested Party
Somewhere in Norman recently I read about a style...

Somewhere in Norman recently I read about a style of 17th century English hilts with joints like bamboo. If memory serves p. 373, the section on chiseled hilts. I will double check later after work...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2024, 05:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,030
Posted By Interested Party
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...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2024, 04:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,030
Posted By Interested Party
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....
Forum: European Armoury 21st August 2024, 07:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,923
Posted By Interested Party
I am surprised no one has commented on this....

I am surprised no one has commented on this. There is a lot going on with the handle!
Forum: European Armoury 21st August 2024, 07:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,153
Posted By Interested Party
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...
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2024, 09:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,153
Posted By Interested Party
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
Forum: European Armoury 20th August 2024, 07:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,153
Posted By Interested Party
Corrections, questions, and problems arising from use of the transitive theory..

Great sleuthing Jim! This post has prompted me to re-read all of the source material that I have found. I had a reading comprehension error while perusing the Wallace Collection it seems that that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2024, 03:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,646
Posted By Interested Party
Are you saying that the pommel was stabilized by...

Are you saying that the pommel was stabilized by a peg on the longitudinal axis at one point in its life?
Forum: European Armoury 19th August 2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,153
Posted By Interested Party
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...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2024, 04:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,646
Posted By Interested Party
It could also be to relieve stresses in the wood...

It could also be to relieve stresses in the wood to lessen cracking as it dries. How deep does it go?
Forum: European Armoury 18th August 2024, 10:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,153
Posted By Interested Party
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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