Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 13
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Hi Tom:
You can find pictures of the Brunei...
Hi Tom:
You can find pictures of the Brunei kris that I mentioned in this thread (https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30036) where it is shown in post no. 4. At that time I had not yet...
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd April 2026, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 1
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Seminal article by Davidson (1936)
An important article on throwing clubs, throwing sticks and boomerangs was written by Davidson (1936).* He looked at the majority of such items contained in various Australian museums of that period,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,928
Hi Tom,
Very nice "archaic" style kris....
Hi Tom,
Very nice "archaic" style kris. There is a reasonable chance that this one has a twist core blade and the anting is a good find. The hilt lacks a crest to its kakatua pommel; while not an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 3
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Hi Detlef,
That straight-edged heavy blade...
Hi Detlef,
That straight-edged heavy blade says working knife to me. Not sure about the Visayan or even Filipino attribution. There are mainland SE Asian knives with similar blade profiles and I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2026, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,595
Hi ww:
Nice late 19th C Maguindanao kris...
Hi ww:
Nice late 19th C Maguindanao kris you have for restoration. While the pommel could be banati wood covered with some grime it might also be kamagong, which is a darker wood and its grain...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2026, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,957
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
24th March 2026, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 17,659
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Forum: European Armoury
24th March 2026, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,608
Hello JohnO,
Welcome to the Ethnographic...
Hello JohnO,
Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum. This one relates to a European weapon and rightfully belongs in the European Forum. You are more likely to get a thorough opinion over there, so I'm...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2026, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,327
Gustav, does not the definition of "separate"...
Gustav, does not the definition of "separate" require there be two individual pieces that can be pulled apart? The original post has no hilt and it should be a simple matter to remove the gangya if...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2026, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,327
Thanks Gustav. Short of pulling the kris apart...
Thanks Gustav. Short of pulling the kris apart and physically separating the gangya to confirm that it is indeed a separate construction, the only way to show conclusively that it is separate is via...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2026, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,327
I would need an X-ray to convince me that this...
I would need an X-ray to convince me that this gangya is separate rather than a couple of engraved lines with an extensive gap between. The most recent picture shows inlaid silver work passing across...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2026, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,327
Hello another_rick.
Welcome to the...
Hello another_rick.
Welcome to the Ethnographic Forum! As Rick has noted, this is an example of a Moro kris. It has a complicated inlaid pattern that is very unusual.
I don't think this is an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2026, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,754
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
17th March 2026, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 13,610
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2026, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2026, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 25,507
Tim,
Curved throw-sticks like the one you...
Tim,
Curved throw-sticks like the one you show are widespread around the world. Examples have been found dating to ancient Egypt, including items uncovered in King Tut's tomb. They are old tools...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2026, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 25,507
Ausjulius,
Terminology is very important ...
Ausjulius,
Terminology is very important here. If we trace the history of "boomerang" in the English lexicon, it derives from a term used by one of the indigenous groups around the early colony...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2026, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 25,507
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd March 2026, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,221
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2026, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2026, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,221
Nice old knife: English Renaissance (?)
This rather nice knife sold recently at auction. It was described as an "English Renaissance Engraved Marriage Knife and Sheath." Possibly 16th-17th C.
Overall length = 18 in.
Interested to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2026, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,095
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,976
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,532
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 01:42 AM
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Views: 1,431
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