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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2023, 06:05 PM
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Jean, am I right to think the profile of your...

Jean, am I right to think the profile of your blades are Bugis influenced, if not their cross section? The cross section being roughly a diamond (please excuse the unintentional pun) like the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th January 2023, 03:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 52,888
Posted By Interested Party
David, Jim & Ed, this has been an interesting and...

David, Jim & Ed, this has been an interesting and possibly fruitful discussion. Is this an ethnographic weapon? In many ways no. Is it primarily a weapon or a tool? Tool, I believe, but there are...
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2023, 02:41 PM
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Views: 20,387
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Interestingly enough, for what it is worth, I...

Interestingly enough, for what it is worth, I found a stag handled navaja on Wikipedia's English site under the entry "Navaja" that is attributed to 1790 and uses a round pin as well.
Forum: European Armoury 11th January 2023, 02:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 20,387
Posted By Interested Party
It is an interesting and apparently well item...

It is an interesting and apparently well item from the photographs. That said I am curious about a few things concerning this piece.

1)I find the round pin odd. Why not a deep, square cut notch...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2023, 01:57 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 166,570
Posted By Interested Party
Very, very interesting. I wish I had this...

Very, very interesting. I wish I had this information 30 years ago. A weapon would need a very soft temper for this technique. From what the gentleman said in the video the technique also seemed to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2022, 03:30 PM
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Views: 13,633
Posted By Interested Party
Agreed! To me it looks like a very effective...

Agreed! To me it looks like a very effective close quarters weapon. Since the guard is hybridized was the technique using it also hybridized with blade-on-blade contact and perries with the side of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2022, 01:56 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 52,888
Posted By Interested Party
Of Brazilian use or manufacture? Would you place...

Of Brazilian use or manufacture? Would you place the age between 1940-1960 or after? I would imagine the sheath is not original. It is quite well built, being water molded, tooled and the frog is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2022, 05:21 AM
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Views: 52,888
Posted By Interested Party
It looks central American to me. I see El...

It looks central American to me. I see El Salvadorans working with very similar sheaths today. Check out the Imacasa web site. They make patterns for almost everyone including Brazilian ones that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2022, 02:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,941
Posted By Interested Party
Does this knife fully open or does it stay sickle...

Does this knife fully open or does it stay sickle like to aid in the scoring/scraping process? Interesting in that I had heard that a piece of glass was preferred for the scoring. Maybe a status...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2022, 06:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,144
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks Gustav! Now I see it. And around the icon...

Thanks Gustav! Now I see it. And around the icon is a circle made of three petaled flowers alternated with leaves that insinuate sunrays, a chakra, mandala, and a wheel of death and rebirth. Or it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2022, 03:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,144
Posted By Interested Party
At my first glance I though, assumed, that the...

At my first glance I though, assumed, that the circles being held were Chakras. Once I took a better look, I could see only the top right figure held a chakra, the rest held bucklers, targets. It is...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th December 2022, 03:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,024
Posted By Interested Party
If it is Rama, then is his adversary Ravana with...

If it is Rama, then is his adversary Ravana with the multiple (100) heads? Isn't he usually dark rather than light skinned? I had been puzzling over that one before you wrote.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2022, 04:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,144
Posted By Interested Party
Mahratt, to me it looks like a depiction of a...

Mahratt, to me it looks like a depiction of a pantheon rather than a story. I believe I recognize several elements. If no one more knowledgeable chimes in I will post next week when work isn't...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th December 2022, 04:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,024
Posted By Interested Party
Gustav, you beat me to the punch. I do not see...

Gustav, you beat me to the punch. I do not see episodes I recognize from the Ramayana. The gods seem to be victorious in these scenes. The crux of the story of Ravana is that the gods could not...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2022, 03:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,700
Posted By Interested Party
No info sorry. I love those ears. Are they bent...

No info sorry. I love those ears. Are they bent horn? Does the blade look like it has any pattern?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th December 2022, 02:36 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 115,557
Posted By Interested Party
That is great advice. Do you think it need to be...

That is great advice. Do you think it need to be -20 C or more?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th November 2022, 03:30 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 115,557
Posted By Interested Party
Interesting find Fernando. What is the overall...

Interesting find Fernando. What is the overall length?

For my own edification. In a piece like this with evidence of an insect infestation does the piece need to be treated to prevent the risk of...
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2022, 05:54 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 100,495
Posted By Interested Party
What, who is the hawk, eagle eating? Never...

What, who is the hawk, eagle eating?

Never mind. I found an answer https://www.scotsconnection.com/clan_crests/Graham.htm . I did not find out what the stork represented.
Forum: European Armoury 18th November 2022, 07:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 43,856
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks Chris. Perla y Forton has been on my list...

Thanks Chris. Perla y Forton has been on my list for a while but has been repeatedly push back. Rereading the 2017 was very helpful. I had not stumbled onto that Wiki thread before. It is helpful.
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 08:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 43,856
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks Fernando. From what I can tell the locking...

Thanks Fernando. From what I can tell the locking systems in Spanish are cerre de anilla if there is a ring. Cierre de golpe if it doesn't have one but the spring is released at the top of the hilt....
Forum: European Armoury 17th November 2022, 04:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 43,856
Posted By Interested Party
I have a series of questions as always. ...

I have a series of questions as always.

I've always wanted to know if there is an advantage to the ratcheting system? Does it serve as a backup lock in case the blade is bumped out of the main...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2022, 04:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,085
Posted By Interested Party
Interesting configuration. It looks to me like it...

Interesting configuration. It looks to me like it was designed to get the hand using it out of the way. Skinner? Or meant to slice something on a table or the ground?

Is that a makara on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2022, 04:45 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 74,432
Posted By Interested Party
I wondered when we would get to the Maasi Seme....

I wondered when we would get to the Maasi Seme. The conical hilt seems to alter to a shape sloping towards the pommel (more like the Omani hilt we are discussing) as we move into the 20th century...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th November 2022, 04:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,140
Posted By Interested Party
Is this more of a fighting or working blade, or a...

Is this more of a fighting or working blade, or a combination?
Forum: European Armoury 7th November 2022, 04:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 73,089
Posted By Interested Party
Or a hunting sword, or knife (the old heavy...

Or a hunting sword, or knife (the old heavy bladed English type for example). My understanding is that they were both used to finish animals after less than perfect shots. The blade was inserted near...
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