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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th September 2025, 03:22 PM
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Posted By kronckew
Arrived yesterday, turns out the photos from the...

Arrived yesterday, turns out the photos from the auction were very bad. I did some cleaning with a damp rag, dried it and Ballistoled it, and the scabbard. Still not sure if the grip is wood or light...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st September 2025, 05:30 PM
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Views: 6,908
Posted By kronckew
Oops. Emptied out now. Thanks again,...

Oops. Emptied out now.


Thanks again, y'all, for all the info. Very informative. I'll clean the Pala and post some new photos when it arrives. I paid an unbelieveably LOW price for it. A 19c...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 01:49 PM
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Posted By kronckew
Yataghan for discussion.

Just acquired this straight yataghan, sold at auction as a:


Good antique Turkish or Ottoman, Yataghan sword in hard scabbard, overall length approximately 29". The blade has triple impressed...
Forum: European Armoury 30th August 2025, 03:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,781
Posted By kronckew
Search the forum with BEIDANA, there are numerous...

Search the forum with BEIDANA, there are numerous examples posted with a lot of info. I've always wanted one. There is/was an old blacksmith in the region still making them in a variety of patterns....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2025, 08:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,432
Posted By kronckew
My khodmi, Bou Saadi knives: The short one is...

My khodmi, Bou Saadi knives: The short one is most traditional, but with a woman's sewing thimble used as a chape. The long one has an all wood scabbard with carvings that look rather Ifflysan.
Forum: European Armoury 17th August 2025, 11:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,104
Posted By kronckew
See also: British Dragoon Sword...

See also:


British Dragoon Sword (https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26283&highlight=dragoon)


My American Dragoon Sword...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2025, 11:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,272
Posted By kronckew
.and this short 'villager' Jian TFQ Dao below...

.and this short 'villager' Jian
TFQ Dao below for modern example.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2025, 11:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,272
Posted By kronckew
Yes, I have a couple, 2 newish Jian and a few...

Yes, I have a couple, 2 newish Jian and a few Dao, and a couple antique pirate style short swords.


Don't have a'sword breaker' - not my style.
Forum: European Armoury 10th August 2025, 12:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,015
Posted By kronckew
Thanks, Hotspur! great .pdf! That Forrest knife...

Thanks, Hotspur! great .pdf! That Forrest knife quite possibly is a contender!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th August 2025, 05:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,272
Posted By kronckew
Yup, look like sword breakers - I seem to recall...

Yup, look like sword breakers - I seem to recall a recent Chinese historic film that had one of the protagonists who carried and used one. A certain firm named after low temperature steel has a few...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd August 2025, 06:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,015
Posted By kronckew
Sajen, I concurr. Did some googling....

Sajen, I concurr.


Did some googling. Looks a lot like a spear point bowie by George Butler, Sheffield - probably late 19c. The std. ones he made are marked on the side of the blade,...
Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2025, 05:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,015
Posted By kronckew
Just aquired a spearpoint Bowie. 16 in.LOA. ...

Just aquired a spearpoint Bowie.

16 in.LOA.
5.75 in. stag crown grip, one brass pin. Looks old & has wear.
2 in. wide razor sharp blade just ahead of the set back ricasso. 3.5 in. wide oval...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2025, 08:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,531
Posted By kronckew
:)

:)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2025, 08:22 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,800
Posted By kronckew
The old posts of 20 years ago a lot has changed...

The old posts of 20 years ago a lot has changed and western ideas on dha and daab swords has all been updated by Thai and other SE Asian people who are boots on the ground.

So much more is known...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th July 2025, 04:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,800
Posted By kronckew
As far as I understand the turtle mark is a well...

As far as I understand the turtle mark is a well known mark from as far back as the early 19thc possibly a bit before, and the swords shown in the last pics by Detlef are both later 19thc...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2025, 08:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,531
Posted By kronckew
It looks like the 'stitching is wire. :confused: ...

It looks like the 'stitching is wire. :confused:
Nice tho - looks better than nailing.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2025, 04:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,687
Posted By kronckew
It FINALLY arrived. Blade length 9.5 in....

It FINALLY arrived.


Blade length 9.5 in. / 24 cm.
Blade width at bolster 3/4 in. / 2 CM.
Blade thickness at bolster 3/16 in. /5 mm.
Grip length 5.5 in. /144 cm.


Blade is sharp. tang is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th July 2025, 03:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,307
Posted By kronckew
I posted my Viet one as an example, showing the...

I posted my Viet one as an example, showing the Original Posted one was NOT like it. Especially the guard.



I suspect the one in post No.1 is a Chinese one rewrapped with a flattened 'eye'...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 11:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,307
Posted By kronckew
Vietnamese truong Dao:

Vietnamese truong Dao:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,687
Posted By kronckew
Long Khodmi for discussion

Added a long khodmi & wood scabbard to my collection, should be arriving in the next few days. Approx.40 cm overall. Will post better dimensions, etc. when it arrives.


Crude wire wrap on ends,...
Forum: European Armoury 25th June 2025, 05:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,472
Posted By kronckew
Looks like a variant of a main gauche - left hand...

Looks like a variant of a main gauche - left hand parrying dagger, almost a sail-guard, but skeletal, with extra large perforations.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2025, 01:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,834
Posted By kronckew
Doean't look like a tobiguchi, firefighter's...

Doean't look like a tobiguchi, firefighter's tool, at all.


Most tobiguchi looked like this: More like a spiked fire axe, without an actual axe blade opposing the spike, also note the eyed...
Forum: European Armoury 18th June 2025, 05:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,255
Posted By kronckew
Washington had quite a collection of swords. He...

Washington had quite a collection of swords. He tended to wear a Colichimarde small sword, as fashionable, in paintings made of him.


However, being a veteran of many closely fought military...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 05:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,834
Posted By kronckew
Yari

It looks Japanese, a Kama Yari spear. They come with these side spikes, facing forward or to the rear... The construction of the haft mounting looks traditional. As noted, It could have been cut down...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 10:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,846
Posted By kronckew
I have a large crown stag grip khukuri that came...

I have a large crown stag grip khukuri that came with the karda/chackmak striker in a dangly belt pouch - the khuk itself has a scabbard cover made for a baldric shoulder belt - a later add-on.

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