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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd December 2007, 07:08 AM
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Views: 9,890
Posted By Matt Splatt
It's a Moro Punal. Others here will know much...

It's a Moro Punal. Others here will know much better than I but I think it's a nice one. congrats.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd December 2007, 07:04 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 363,792
Posted By Matt Splatt
Spiral, you are a bit off I'm afraid. In the...

Spiral, you are a bit off I'm afraid. In the mid 1800's aluminum was more expensive than gold but by 1880 it was about the price of silver. In 1886 the Hall-Heroult electrolysis method made it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st December 2007, 10:37 PM
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Views: 5,895
Posted By Matt Splatt
site with pictures of Andaman weapons

I found this site with great info on the Andaman islanders. It has pictures of the coolest looking bows that I have ever seen! www.andaman.org/BOOK/chapter17/text17.htm
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2007, 11:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,024
Posted By Matt Splatt
I don't think facial features are a very reliable...

I don't think facial features are a very reliable track to use as there is great variance amongst even isolated populations not to mention the the number of mixtures that are possible. What about...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2007, 10:19 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 363,792
Posted By Matt Splatt
Hello all, this is such a great subject I felt I...

Hello all, this is such a great subject I felt I had to throw in this little tidbit. I've had this for years and it used to have an old tag that read "Seized from Igbo pirate Niger delta, 1897". ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2007, 08:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,217
Posted By Matt Splatt
Thanks Freddy, great information as always.

Thanks Freddy, great information as always.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2007, 01:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,217
Posted By Matt Splatt
I bought myself a christmas present...

Santa visited a little early and left this sword. I am very pleased with it. It seems quite old and unmessed around with. It's a shape that Mr. Fischer and Mr. Zirngbil identify as Mondejembo but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2007, 12:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,609
Posted By Matt Splatt
Mangbetu dagger

Hi everyone, I finally got one of these iconic Mangbetu daggers. I think it's a nice one, just missing one section of cooper wrap at the top of the hilt. One question immediately came to mind when...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2007, 04:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,143
Posted By Matt Splatt
Thanks again Freddy, I've ordered both books and...

Thanks again Freddy, I've ordered both books and should have them by Christmas!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2007, 07:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,143
Posted By Matt Splatt
Thanks for the input guys. Freddy, I really need...

Thanks for the input guys. Freddy, I really need to get a copy of that book! Bill, the blade is definetly stout enough to serve as a tool. From the wear on mine, I would guess that it was used to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th November 2007, 09:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,143
Posted By Matt Splatt
Salampasu short sword

Hi all, I just got this and I am quite happy with it. It looks pretty old and it definitely has seen a lot of use. The scabbard is pretty complete, just missing a couple of leather and copper...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2007, 09:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,766
Posted By Matt Splatt
Now that you mention it and under closer...

Now that you mention it and under closer observation I would tend to agree with you in this case, Tim. I have alot of pieces however that have layers of ancient dried gunk on them. Jean Pierre...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2007, 08:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,766
Posted By Matt Splatt
Hi Bill, congrats on the sword its a very nice...

Hi Bill, congrats on the sword its a very nice one. As far as the black stuff on the blade goes I think it's old dried up fetish material. I don't know about the Hutu but I have read about the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st November 2007, 09:15 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 25,819
Posted By Matt Splatt
Hi Tim, you have some really beautiful swords...

Hi Tim, you have some really beautiful swords there. I love these mambeli. I have always been unsatisfied by the idea that they were used to pull aside an opponents shield. I have a couple that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th October 2007, 09:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,189
Posted By Matt Splatt
Two Moroccan Daggers... one new, one less so

A friend just brought these back for me from a recent trip. The upper knife is brand new sold in heaps at tourist traps. The blade is clearly ground with a dremal type tool.
The lower knife is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2007, 08:55 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 16,610
Posted By Matt Splatt
Thanks for sharing the pictures. That's wild...

Thanks for sharing the pictures. That's wild armour, never seen anything like it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2007, 08:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,007
Posted By Matt Splatt
I'm going to do more work to ID the source of the...

I'm going to do more work to ID the source of the bone, the more I look at them the less I think they are Cassowary. The bone is too thick and dense. Anyway I have a veterinarian friend who said...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2007, 11:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,007
Posted By Matt Splatt
bone daggers and a couple questions

I've had these for a couple years and I thought I'd put them up and see what you guys thought. These are from a collection that was put together in the forties and fifties. They are both look like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2007, 06:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,259
Posted By Matt Splatt
Thanks, you guys. It had a good feel to it.

Thanks, you guys. It had a good feel to it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2007, 11:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,259
Posted By Matt Splatt
My latest spear.

It is pretty clearly congolese but that's as far as I have come in identifying the old thing. The bladed edges of the spearhead are 32inches long and the spear head itself is quite sturdy and sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2007, 06:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,073
Posted By Matt Splatt
it looks sudanese to me I've seen similar...

it looks sudanese to me I've seen similar attributed to the Hadendoa but I'm no expert. someone here will know... nice knife.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2007, 10:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,521
Posted By Matt Splatt
your excitement is not misguided... exquisite...

your excitement is not misguided... exquisite knife!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2007, 09:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,320
Posted By Matt Splatt
that's a beauty! Thanks for the pics.

that's a beauty! Thanks for the pics.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2007, 01:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 15,783
Posted By Matt Splatt
Whats the deal with spikes? Are they thorns grown...

Whats the deal with spikes? Are they thorns grown from the wood? Nice club by the way.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th August 2007, 01:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,130
Posted By Matt Splatt
that's just weird!?

that's just weird!?
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