Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2026, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 4
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Osca,
Welcome to the Forum and thank you for...
Osca,
Welcome to the Forum and thank you for presenting this beautiful knife for discussion. As already noted, it is an item of substantial quality. The fittings on the scabbard are well done, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2026, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,821
VernBorg,
Welcome to the Forum!
Several...
VernBorg,
Welcome to the Forum!
Several of our members have commented on your katar already, indicating it is a relatively recent object of doubtful use as a weapon, being more in the nature of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2026, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2026, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 25,133
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2026, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 25,133
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2026, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 23,879
Hi Kino,
I don't know the origin but SE...
Hi Kino,
I don't know the origin but SE Asian looks like a good area to search. The overall shape is common to some parts of Indonesia and the southern Philippines. The designs bring to mind those...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2026, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,665
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2026, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,665
Hi Gustav,
Thanks again for your...
Hi Gustav,
Thanks again for your observations. I am unaware of any significance that Moro culture might attach to the pamor that you describe. That these patterns appear on Moro kris seems...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2026, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,665
Hi Gustav,
You raise an interesting point. I...
Hi Gustav,
You raise an interesting point. I have not thought of Moro kris having pamor. To the extent that laminations are present and define a pattern, the only intentional pattern of which I am...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2026, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 21,237
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th May 2026, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,665
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2026, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,665
Sajen and Gustav,
Thank you both for your...
Sajen and Gustav,
Thank you both for your excellent comments and perspectives on this sword. i have not seen another similar pendok on a Moro kris, and your comments strongly suggest that the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th May 2026, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,665
Nobility Moro/Malay kris in silver dress
This Moro kris (Malay: Keris suluk; Sundang) is likely from the second half of the 19th C. The laminated blade has, by current Indonesian keris convention, a total of 11 curves (luk). At some point...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2026, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 20,535
Jeff,
I have seen these slim-bladed examples...
Jeff,
I have seen these slim-bladed examples also. However, my impression of many of the Apalit knives is that they have chunky and substantial blades. The heavier blades may be tools for specific...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2026, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 21,237
WW,
The hilt on your dha is a typical...
WW,
The hilt on your dha is a typical Burmese, three-section design. The blade, however, is most likely to have been made by the HuSa people in the Achang area of southern Yunnan. While I have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2026, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 20,535
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 19,507
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,514
Jose,
Looking at the more golden pommel...
Jose,
Looking at the more golden pommel decorations on the side panels, beak, and below the crest, the designs don't seem to me to be Moro. Also, the undulating bands on the hilt don't strike me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,514
Hi Jose.
Sorry to beat you out on this one....
Hi Jose.
Sorry to beat you out on this one. Others were interested also. I felt that there was more to be revealed under the surface, so I polished it over the weekend and went to my local...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2026, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 45,188
Rick,
I understand exactly why you may feel...
Rick,
I understand exactly why you may feel this way. I'm also approaching 80 and am disposing of many of my edged weapons. For many years I have had a list of countries that I don't export to....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2026, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,514
Silver hilted Moro/Malay kris
A recent purchase, these are the auction site's pictures.
This 19th C Moro/Malay kris has a blade with a central fuller running almost to the tip. That style of blade has been discussed here...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2026, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,132
Tim,
This is a very important observation....
Tim,
This is a very important observation. There are well documented instances when Europeans made first contact with indigenous Australians that the locals would look at European tools and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2026, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,132
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2026, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 45,188
Gents,
I think the ivory issue is unlikely...
Gents,
I think the ivory issue is unlikely to be the reason for Adam's keris being seized. I have heard of other items being confiscated because there is a belief that anything labeled as a weapon...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 45,188
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