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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2023, 05:35 PM
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Views: 97,651
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Thanks all for the help. Detlef Thanks. From...

Thanks all for the help.

Detlef Thanks. From looking through old threads and the example in Krieger I had begun to wonder if that handle shape wasn't a cue to date gunongs.

Ian I was not the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2023, 06:03 PM
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Views: 97,651
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Gunong, goo'na for comment and a lot of questions

I picked this up a couple years ago and have been debating what to do with it. I originally thought it might be a fragment of a broken kris and it was cheap so I picked it up. I am a sucker for...
Forum: European Armoury 4th May 2023, 03:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,167
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10th Royal, Nice find. How do you store and...

10th Royal, Nice find. How do you store and conserve a text that old?

Has anyone looked at the Jared Kirby 2021 publication of the "Gran Simulacuro"? If so, is it the same material?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2023, 03:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 60,139
Posted By Interested Party
1) Have you tried acetone as a cleaner? Or is...

1) Have you tried acetone as a cleaner? Or is there a downside or chemical reaction I haven't anticipated?

2)Why dilute the acid? It is only 5 or 7% to begin with? Is this to increase the working...
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2023, 02:09 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 271,290
Posted By Interested Party
lenght of handle

Keith, the length of the handle appears to be longer than average. The blade seems slender. Which to me gives the impression that this was a stabbing weapon. A long time ago I remember reading that...
Forum: European Armoury 1st April 2023, 01:09 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 271,290
Posted By Interested Party
Does the first picture show a pommel with a hole...

Does the first picture show a pommel with a hole to receive a knuckle bow? If so, a composite piece?
Forum: European Armoury 30th March 2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 67,304
Posted By Interested Party
Does this tang mean that within the German Guild...

Does this tang mean that within the German Guild system that these were made by a knife maker like the langes messer, not by a sword smith?
Forum: European Armoury 30th March 2023, 01:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 29,883
Posted By Interested Party
I like this sword. A basket hilt is also on my...

I like this sword. A basket hilt is also on my list, if the right one ever presents itself. Very interesting about the French Indian War. There were also many Scotts on the east slope of the Blue...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2023, 02:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 21,666
Posted By Interested Party
That is a beautiful and refined knife. The whole...

That is a beautiful and refined knife. The whole piece looks like Sumatran influence. The tang/handle junction is different than Ian's which seems like it would change how the blade handles.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2023, 02:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 22,432
Posted By Interested Party
In this case bigger, I believe, is better. I have...

In this case bigger, I believe, is better. I have used a kukri that size as a work/garden knife. I prefer a longer blade, 10-12" is a good length for general purpose work and chops exponentially...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 3rd March 2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 26,548
Posted By Interested Party
Help with Floral Motifs

Hi everyone. Recently I realized, once again, that I have a blind spot concerning koftgari and inlayed floral and vegetative motifs in Indian (Northern and Southern), Persian, and Turkish works in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2023, 01:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 28,597
Posted By Interested Party
Are they comfortable in the hand?

Are they comfortable in the hand?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th February 2023, 01:07 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 167,129
Posted By Interested Party
I've seen pomegranates cut that way and use that...

I've seen pomegranates cut that way and use that method myself. the knife I use and have seen others use is a pruning knife. Which leads me back to my comment #13, a rich man's garden knife. the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2023, 07:52 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 167,129
Posted By Interested Party
Seems like a rich man's tool. It is maybe...

Seems like a rich man's tool. It is maybe analogous to a gentleman's silver budding knife, if not for the same purpose. Maybe for some sort of pruning? Was there a type of genteel plant husbandry...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 03:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,310
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks Ed, very interesting so far. I ground a...

Thanks Ed, very interesting so far. I ground a crude one out once. A very time-consuming process. I never mounted it or tried to use it. It takes a lot of patience to use one if you are used to steel.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2023, 12:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,310
Posted By Interested Party
I think the stone ax is more of a tool than a...

I think the stone ax is more of a tool than a weapon. I wish I had more information.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd February 2023, 01:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 24,669
Posted By Interested Party
Joe that is quite a rabbit hole you are going...

Joe that is quite a rabbit hole you are going down. I can appreciate this as I am also a global learner and ideas tend to spider web and morph into related concepts for me as well.

Yes, the...
Forum: European Armoury 30th January 2023, 03:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 54,702
Posted By Interested Party
My understanding is that falchions are very sharp...

My understanding is that falchions are very sharp with a thin cross section at the edge to be able to slice through gaberdine. Is this the case with Stortas as well?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st January 2023, 12:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,536
Posted By Interested Party
Corn knife was my first impression. Except for...

Corn knife was my first impression. Except for the spine. I have never seen a spine like that on an American agricultural blade. I guess a broken saber could explain it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2023, 01:58 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 92,804
Posted By Interested Party
An older Colins (1940s) often had a large stamp...

An older Colins (1940s) often had a large stamp 1X2" or so from memory on the blade near the handle. The arm logo was part of the stamp. These were produced in the US if I recall correctly. I could...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th January 2023, 02:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,930
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks David. For some reason I did not process...

Thanks David. For some reason I did not process the 18cm when I looked at the screen. On a side note, didn't many Sumatran Sewars have a blade length of around 18cm? Were these considered decorative...
Forum: European Armoury 12th January 2023, 09:27 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 686,915
Posted By Interested Party
The complete sword possibly being a 19th century...

The complete sword possibly being a 19th century composite I was mainly asking about the hilt. Which was identified as being late 17th century Ukranian. The straightness of the handle seemed odd to...
Forum: European Armoury 12th January 2023, 06:25 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 686,915
Posted By Interested Party
Hetman Ivan Mazepa's Saber

I recently read Denis Toichkin's Sabers of Hetman Ivan Mazepa article from which this photo was taken of what he concludes to be a composite saber. Where does this particular hilt fit into the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2023, 05:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,930
Posted By Interested Party
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, 02:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 92,804
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...
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