Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2026, 06:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd April 2026, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,389
Sajen,
I’m grateful for your assessment and...
Sajen,
I’m grateful for your assessment and the book reference.
Also, thank you both for giving me some doubt about whether I had pupak containers in the house. I once had a dealer from Java...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2026, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,478
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
31st March 2026, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,389
Thanks for the reply. I can’t give you a more...
Thanks for the reply. I can’t give you a more authoritative answer than this was how the auction house described them (reputable auctioneers, not eBay). Clearly, I have more to learn. I welcome any...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th March 2026, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,389
Karo Batak Perminakan
Hello,
From time to time I find objects that complement my collection items on display, such as those from Sumatra. I acquired these two Perminakan for that reason, but without knowing their real...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2026, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 6
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Zoomorphic decoration on jambiya
A theory, for which I have some references.
Is the tuza (portion where you see the fish) silver? In Yemen, work with silver and jewelry was restricted almost exclusively to Jewish craftsman in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2026, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,478
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
21st March 2026, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 69
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The dagger is from Bhutan.
Amazing to me...
The dagger is from Bhutan.
Amazing to me how often I recognize a prop in a scene and it instantly ruins the dramatic aspect. Pure comedy. The remake of The Magnificent Seven features a scene with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2026, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,343
Thanks
Thank you to all who have commented. The consensus on the origin of the knife is Morocco. Exactly what to call it is still up in the air. The decorative design is still is a mystery.
Now we wait...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2026, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,343
Here are two new pictures that may be helpful....
Here are two new pictures that may be helpful. The lighting is coming from the side. This gives some shadows and thus we can infer shape. What I see:
The red dots are pits, with both red coloring...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,343
On close inspection, The red dots are indeed...
On close inspection, The red dots are indeed crystals set into holes in the bone. The black lines are very delicate. I don't feel any surface texture difference to the lines, but they are in very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,343
Thanks GP.
I was thinking Caucasian,...
Thanks GP.
I was thinking Caucasian, perhaps near the border with Turkey. The bone material somewhat matches a bone hilt in a Georgian kindjal from that area in my collection. The decorative...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2026, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 38,343
An interesting .... what is it?
Hello all,
I don't mean to lean on the community so much for ID. I'm pretty good at doing my own research. This one has me stuck. Any thoughts?
The scabbard and hilt are all bone. Three...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2026, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,233
ox-cutter
Thanks, this was a good lead. Unfortunately, all of the links in that thread are dead. I'm seeing that more and more, :(
My sword feels more like it is more suitable for an ox beheading than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2026, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,233
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2026, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2026, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,000
Museum pages and Oceania
Ian,
I like the idea of “museum” pages for ALL the weapons discussed in the forums.
It is a tremendously difficult undertaking, but the value would be very high. We have many fine books by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2026, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,000
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2026, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,233
Thanks Rob. I am sure glad that your blade was...
Thanks Rob. I am sure glad that your blade was rescued before the lake flooded it. The Georgia reference will send me to my reference books. I have become very interested in the Caucasus since it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd February 2026, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,233
Nepalese Tulwar-hilted Kukri or ???
Hello All,
I won this weapon at auction yesterday. It was advertised as a "Sussun Pata Khanda" but I think it is not. The shape nearly matches the Nepalese Kukri with a Tulwar hilt ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2026, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 11,906
My shotel for comparison
Here is shotel in my collection. It is a well-forged, double-sided sword 31 1/4 inches in length with a 27 inch curved blade. The blade is flat with diamond cross-section. The hilt is wooden with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2025, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 14,331
Very interesting theory! I’m also gratified to...
Very interesting theory! I’m also gratified to learn that these upside down hilts may not be the work of careless collectors. I have one Moro Kris with a reversed hilt. When I first presented it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2025, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 45,062
Ian,
On my hilt pins are steel and the strip...
Ian,
On my hilt pins are steel and the strip at the base of the hilt is silver. I do not have a firm data-driven estimate of the date, only what the seller has told me. The saifani hilt gets...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st October 2025, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 45,062
For comparison, my jambiya
Hello,
Welcome Sully! Very interesting to see your jambiya, an older example. I very much like to hear the stories told to you by the elders.
For comparison, here is my ‘aseeb (assib) janbiya...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd October 2025, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 30,968
Preventing lost knowledge
I greatly appreciate Turkoman’s comment,
This is why I decided very early in my collecting that I would preserve everything I could find out about a specific item in my collection. Jim and...
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