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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2024, 07:24 AM
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Posted By kronckew
How long is the blade?

How long is the blade?
Forum: European Armoury 13th September 2024, 07:04 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,454
Posted By kronckew
More on the Baker bayonets, here on the forum...

More on the Baker bayonets, here on the forum (https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23606&highlight=baker)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th September 2024, 07:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,133
Posted By kronckew
Take auction house/sellers 'descriptions' with a...

Take auction house/sellers 'descriptions' with a huge tablespoon of salt.
It's 'fluffing', mostly to drive up the bids.


Kangaroo and Emu are from the Australian coat of arms, popular add-on...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th July 2024, 05:29 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 88,422
Posted By kronckew
Shame the Zeybek ones didn't involve the...

Shame the Zeybek ones didn't involve the yataghans. They were just decorations shoved in the sashes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2024, 05:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,532
Posted By kronckew
Cool, do you have a link for the narrow boa...

Cool, do you have a link for the narrow boa reference, the mentioned site is rather hard to navigate?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th July 2024, 05:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,921
Posted By kronckew
You could also more accurately call it Trump,...

You could also more accurately call it Trump, ince it's the right ear.:D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2024, 08:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,236
Posted By kronckew
Yes, looks like a typical Maasi Rungu throwing...

Yes, looks like a typical Maasi Rungu throwing club. A past owner added the notches. may have made it himself.



My examples:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2024, 09:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,057
Posted By kronckew
Looks Kurdish. Many were made out of wootz. ...

Looks Kurdish. Many were made out of wootz.


Like mine:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2024, 05:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 18,680
Posted By kronckew
One of many: ...

One of many:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ASUBDknZw


Lots of videos when seaching Youtube for 'moro kalis'


One of mine, just for kicks:
Forum: European Armoury 9th July 2024, 08:41 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 35,691
Posted By kronckew
Thanks, it's high on my list of favourites.

Thanks, it's high on my list of favourites.
Forum: European Armoury 8th July 2024, 05:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 35,691
Posted By kronckew
I've always thought of this one as my espada...

I've always thought of this one as my espada ancha:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2024, 04:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 16,481
Posted By kronckew
As Lee shows in his link, kaskara generally have...

As Lee shows in his link, kaskara generally have a flat disk pommel that looks much like a checker game piece.



This is a 'ring pommel' Vietnamese Truong Dao.
Some Irish and other nations...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd July 2024, 08:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 19,517
Posted By kronckew
Nice utility axe.:) Markings are rather unclear.

Nice utility axe.:) Markings are rather unclear.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd July 2024, 07:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 27,623
Posted By kronckew
Looks more like a replica roman legionary dolabra...

Looks more like a replica roman legionary dolabra pick axe.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2024, 12:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 27,911
Posted By kronckew
Do these simple ones count?

Do these simple ones count?
Forum: European Armoury 22nd June 2024, 12:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 22,434
Posted By kronckew
My 1845 quill pointed Frenchy for illustration:

My 1845 quill pointed Frenchy for illustration:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th May 2024, 09:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,139
Posted By kronckew
it's my understanding that the Spanish went thru...

it's my understanding that the Spanish went thru a phase when they prohibited pointy blades & actually snapped the tips off natives blades when they caught them.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd May 2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 15,000
Posted By kronckew
We see these 'Luristan' bronzes in auctions here...

We see these 'Luristan' bronzes in auctions here quite frequently. They are easy to mold and cast in bronze, and sell cheaply (sometimes not so cheap to those who are not aware), or "for those who...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2024, 07:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,085
Posted By kronckew
Looks like a proper Sikh Kirpan to me, the all...

Looks like a proper Sikh Kirpan to me, the all sarbloh* construction is religiously correct & preferable to other styles/materials of the grip. The overall shape is also very traditional.


*:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2024, 07:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,766
Posted By kronckew
Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved...

Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved blade, with the edge on the inside of the curve. Yours looks more like a parang or klewang...My Ginunting below for comparison.:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2024, 10:19 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 10,795
Posted By kronckew
Borneo Kota Belud golok or parang?

Just aquired this one, marked Kota Belud on the blade, Northern tip of Borneo. 12.5 in. sharp blade
Has a kind of Phillipeno look to it. I gusess it's mid 20th C.

Comments welcome.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2024, 10:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 14,847
Posted By kronckew
You wait and wait for a bus, the 2 come along. ...

You wait and wait for a bus, the 2 come along.


Just aquired this much larger straight Swede, 5.5 in. + blade.
No number near the ring, but it has eskiltuna in a scroll just below the rin.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th April 2024, 12:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 24,287
Posted By kronckew
The wire loops used to sew up the scabbard are...

The wire loops used to sew up the scabbard are often found on Ottoman scabbards.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2024, 02:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,094
Posted By kronckew
1866 chassepot bayonet made into a short hunting...

1866 chassepot bayonet made into a short hunting sword.
It fits the steel scabbard of a bayonet one I have nicely.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 12:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 14,158
Posted By kronckew
My jerz, massandam axe in-hand for size...

My jerz, massandam axe in-hand for size comparison.
My Afghani perforated one is slightly bigger ;).
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