Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th April 2021, 01:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2021, 01:56 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2021, 11:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2021, 07:59 PM
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Moro Kalis question
Picked up this Moro Kalis, I think this one is from Mindanao late 1800/early 1900-s. What puzzles me is pommel. It is not usual kakatua and not a horse hoof...
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2020, 03:01 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
29th April 2020, 01:01 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
28th April 2020, 12:30 AM
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You nailed it!
I completely forgot it was two...
You nailed it!
I completely forgot it was two different 1796 Heavy Calvary swords...
Quick google search and I found bunch with very similar blades(31-34" long) and absolutely the same scabbard....
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2020, 10:32 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2020, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 12
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Again, you probably right on blade origin. The...
Again, you probably right on blade origin. The central fuller on my blade is bit under 9". And whole sword handles like cutting, not thrusting weapon. Of course you can thrust with this one, but it...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2020, 09:33 PM
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Hm... You can be right on it. But all militia...
Hm... You can be right on it. But all militia sword I saw had way smaller blades - usually 25-29" long, about 1-1.25" wide and twice lighter. This one is pretty massive and heavy - 2lbs without...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2020, 09:02 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2020, 06:40 PM
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Weird Mameluke sword
Picked up very strange Mameluke sword. Hilt is ivory with steel cross guard, I think is British mid 19th. But blade... Blade is straight, 33" long, 1.4" wide and 1/4" thick. Blade was brutally...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th April 2018, 04:29 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
13th April 2018, 03:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
12th April 2018, 10:20 PM
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Interesting thing - yesterday I had chance to...
Interesting thing - yesterday I had chance to examine two dutch 1775 cutlasses - one is dutch marked and another one is unmarked. Hilt looks very similar, but only on photos. In hand it is completely...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th April 2018, 08:55 PM
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Dutch(?) sword for ID
Can someone help me ID this sword? Hilt looks like Dutch 1775 Hanger with one bar removed, but blade is 30" straight double edged. Over the years I saw at least few swords absolutely similar to this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th July 2017, 12:34 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2017, 08:14 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2017, 07:06 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th November 2015, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 20
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In my experience Ballistol is excellent ...
In my experience Ballistol is excellent all-around oil to use on metal, wood, leather etc. Work miracles on small cuts on my hands too :)
Smell... Well, it is smells much better then many other...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th November 2015, 03:58 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th November 2015, 11:21 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th November 2015, 10:37 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th November 2015, 09:23 PM
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Views: 12,439
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th November 2015, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 20
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Keris
Picked up yesterday my first Keris. It looks nice, has carved elephant ivory grip and one of the ugliest blades I ever saw :) This is not my cup of tea, so I know pretty much nothing about it... Can...
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