Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st June 2012, 11:01 PM
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Yucatan inscriptions
Curious if anyone can say something about this yucatan that a friend brought over for sharing today. It appears utilitarian (as opposed to presentation quality blades). I understand these are often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th September 2011, 11:47 PM
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More photos
I tried to post a full length view of this sword with my first post, but it wouldn't work. I'll try it again here. I do suspect this is as you guys said, a Chinese cupped guard dau, but your import...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th September 2011, 10:09 PM
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Chinese? Type name?
Attached are photos of a sword that I'm trying to identify. I thought Tibetan but in Stone's, p.594 #20, is a similar style called Chinese. Most odd is the guard being cupped-shaped. Can anyone shine...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2011, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 7
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Hello all -
When I became interested in...
Hello all -
When I became interested in "edged weapons" fifty-odd years ago, the name "island knives" (or swords) was simply a generic name for the many different blades that came from the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th July 2011, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 2
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Tom and others. Sorry for the delay in...
Tom and others. Sorry for the delay in responding. Several things have shown up on these daggers when photographed in direct sunlight and again when viewing on the computer. Almost impossible to see...
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