Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 04:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2026, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 4
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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
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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: 19,225
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: 5,721
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
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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: 8,471
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2026, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 19,225
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: 19,225
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,172
I find it very difficult to distinguish between...
I find it very difficult to distinguish between many Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur knives. Both provinces are overwhelmingly Ilokano, so they share a lot of ethnic characteristics and skills. Likewise...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,172
Detlef,
In looking at the pictures copied...
Detlef,
In looking at the pictures copied from an earlier post, I notice that items 1 and 7 are listed as coming from Quezon. Both have interesting treatments at forte. No. 1 has a brass overlay...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2026, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,172
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2026, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 59,798
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2026, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 59,798
Hi Jim:
Just to show that your example is...
Hi Jim:
Just to show that your example is not unique, here is one that finished at auction yesterday. It looks similar and the face appears to me to be a mixture of cat (note the "ears") and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2026, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,113
Hi IP,
That sounds like a good procedure....
Hi IP,
That sounds like a good procedure. How have those efforts turned out? In particular, was there any obvious change in the wood's color or the ability to see its grain?
Regards, Ian
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Forum: European Armoury
27th April 2026, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 12,200
Rob,
Your knife has a sheath that looks...
Rob,
Your knife has a sheath that looks familiar, with the criss-cross pattern lightly embossed on soft leather. I have a Canary Islands' knife with a sheath of a similar pattern on soft leather....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2026, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 26,113
Tom,
An observation on the "arrowhead"...
Tom,
An observation on the "arrowhead" feature of your sword. If you look at the direction the arrow is pointing, on your sword it is pointing towards the greneng side of the blade. Traditional...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,273
Detlef, I was not suggesting that your knives...
Detlef, I was not suggesting that your knives were from WWII period or later. Rather that brass was used more extensively post WWII, making the distinction that you described more difficult to apply...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,381
I happily defer to Ray's opinion. The First...
I happily defer to Ray's opinion. The First Republic produced some lovely knives, made by local craftsmen who were skilled in the Spanish Colonial traditions of knife making. Not surprising to see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,273
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,381
Hi Detlef,
Nice clipped-point knife with...
Hi Detlef,
Nice clipped-point knife with small ricasso. I suspect this is from the Spanish Colonial period, maybe last quarter of 19th C. Most likely from Luzon, with the full-length tang peined...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 31,860
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,273
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th April 2026, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,359
Tim,
Thanks for that very interesting link!...
Tim,
Thanks for that very interesting link! Your suggestion of a Formosan connection is a nice "outside-the box' idea. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Detlef -- I can't see any Formosan...
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