Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 08:14 AM
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Hello Howard,
Welcome to the forum! :) Yes,...
Hello Howard,
Welcome to the forum! :) Yes, I would say that your dagger belongs to the family of Palestine daggers shown here from Motan. Motan hasn't posted here for a very long time, he would...
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Forum: Swap Forum
3rd April 2026, 05:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd April 2026, 09:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 01:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 07:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 07:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 07:00 AM
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Hi Ian,
Yes, like I wrote in my headline...
Hi Ian,
Yes, like I wrote in my headline it's clearly a working knife. A Visayan attribution I suggested only by the handle style and the used wood but this was only a wild guess since I never...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2026, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 3
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Visayan working knife? Or something different?
I got this knife from an online auction today. Massive and roughly worked blade with V-grind edge, iron ferrule and nice veined wooden handle, the shape reminds me of Visayan handles. 38 cm long,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2026, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2026, 03:10 PM
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Hello Gionloc,
Welcome to the forum! I am...
Hello Gionloc,
Welcome to the forum! I am very far to be an expert regarding jambiyas, see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=31183&highlight=jambiya
But when I understand some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
1st April 2026, 02:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
1st April 2026, 02:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2026, 09:12 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
30th March 2026, 12:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th March 2026, 07:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2026, 10:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
28th March 2026, 03:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
28th March 2026, 12:13 PM
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Hi Martin,
Thank you for sharing! So the...
Hi Martin,
Thank you for sharing! So the exhibition is regarding West Papua only?
Do you have any information from where the shields in the attached picture are from? Especially the big one on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2026, 11:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2026, 11:44 PM
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Hi Raymundo,
Very nice example! And the...
Hi Raymundo,
Very nice example! And the repair adds character. :) But like Jose I think that there was once more rattan bindings or another rattan binding. Anyway, a great addition to your...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th March 2026, 06:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2026, 10:11 PM
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Hi Gunar,
Yes, it's a Tibetian utilty knife,...
Hi Gunar,
Yes, it's a Tibetian utilty knife, called "lothi" but by the wear I guess that it's older than mid. 20th century.
Search for Tibet or lothi here, you will find similar ones.
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Forum: Swap Forum
26th March 2026, 03:21 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2026, 03:20 PM
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Hi Nathan,
I am far away from being an...
Hi Nathan,
I am far away from being an expert on these swords but I think that you are correct with your attribution! You will have a lot of work with cleaning the blade! ;)
Regards,
Detlef
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2026, 08:53 AM
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