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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2025, 02:16 PM
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Posted By ausjulius
yep the blade doesn't match the sword thats for...

yep the blade doesn't match the sword thats for sure and does look indian to me..
but the shape and style is from that region.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2025, 06:40 AM
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Views: 53,929
Posted By ausjulius
These clipped type of blades are common among...

These clipped type of blades are common among several ethnic groups in what is now the the modern provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi.
The tai/dai larger ethno group makes such swords.. many of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th October 2025, 06:33 AM
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Views: 19,545
Posted By ausjulius
Yep works great for an adult sized hand. . There...

Yep works great for an adult sized hand. . There is many small ones but this one's elf sized. The scabbard binding just crumbled .
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2025, 08:29 AM
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Views: 22,234
Posted By ausjulius
id say that's a fake one for sure.

id say that's a fake one for sure.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2025, 08:40 AM
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Views: 19,545
Posted By ausjulius
Small Sarawak parang

Here I have a very small parang from Sarawak.
It has to be the smallest functional one I've seen.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2025, 11:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 24,648
Posted By ausjulius
Can we see the spine of the blade? How thick is...

Can we see the spine of the blade? How thick is it,? , what is the blade edge profile like? Single beveled or doubly beveled?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 03:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 25,714
Posted By ausjulius
Oh they are definitely 100% weapons. I've seen...

Oh they are definitely 100% weapons. I've seen multiple.. half dozen or more occasions of them being used as weapons ��.
They are not primarily for hunting, they are primarily for killing humans....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 02:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 25,714
Posted By ausjulius
Yeah they are weapons. Like an every day dort...

Yeah they are weapons.
Like an every day dort of carry pistol. In the east and south east the club. Waddy, mapangi, nullanulla, as you'd call it among other names was the preferred weapon to carry...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 02:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 33,937
Posted By ausjulius
The steel in European swords was generally much...

The steel in European swords was generally much better .
And remember that the rubbish blades sold for court swords or sold for military contracts that were not always tested..it was not the same...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2025, 11:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 25,714
Posted By ausjulius
These type of clubs from Queensland were also...

These type of clubs from Queensland were also thrown and a solid impact could split them as they are not typically make of a burl but if a straight bit of timber. I've seen clips that were cut down...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2025, 05:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 24,100
Posted By ausjulius
Your blade has got arabic writing on it . I can't...

Your blade has got arabic writing on it . I can't see any Chinese?!

It's probably made in Damascus.. in Syria.. it has a souvenir blade on it..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2025, 12:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,956
Posted By ausjulius
Hey, yes it's a curious aesthetic on the dagger,...

Hey, yes it's a curious aesthetic on the dagger, the blade is mono steel, no lamination.
The one peice scabbard is the most work in my opinion
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 10:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,956
Posted By ausjulius
Keris like objects.. In fact these daggers...

Keris like objects..

In fact these daggers have been discussed here before. I'd totally forgotten them!
The less keris like daggers
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18392
And the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 10:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,956
Posted By ausjulius
Haha yeah ! Totally forgot it. Brain got foggy. I...

Haha yeah ! Totally forgot it. Brain got foggy. I was thinking western Mindanao in some areas or eastern Indonesia
Obviously nias too 🤣. Got it yesterday night with some other tribal things...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 02:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,956
Posted By ausjulius
Strange Philippines keris

I got this keris recently as it is quite peculiar
It is not so old. No antique I'd guess made in the last 60 years,

I'm confident it's from the Philippines.
But i could be wrong.
I think...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th July 2025, 10:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,940
Posted By ausjulius
Nece. Yeah those are from Ethiopia. I've got a...

Nece. Yeah those are from Ethiopia. I've got a few heads of this type from an eBay seller from there back in the golden days of ebay
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2025, 05:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 20,834
Posted By ausjulius
It is indeed a Tiwi sword club.

It is indeed a Tiwi sword club.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th July 2025, 06:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 20,553
Posted By ausjulius
I think we are onto something that this is...

I think we are onto something that this is something from the Carribbean. The numbers are very much in the 18th and 19th century style.. look at the downward sloping 7s.
I don't think it's African...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th July 2025, 04:12 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 20,553
Posted By ausjulius
I don't think it's a tool . As to the letter...

I don't think it's a tool .
As to the letter that's not a letter J in any Latin script ....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 12:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 20,553
Posted By ausjulius
Looks like santaria or some voodoo script to be...

Looks like santaria or some voodoo script to be honest...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 12:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,154
Posted By ausjulius
From northern Vietnam... Somebody has crushed the...

From northern Vietnam... Somebody has crushed the ring pommel
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 11:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 18,111
Posted By ausjulius
Nice. Is the kukri an Indian kukri as I've...

Nice. Is the kukri an Indian kukri as I've noticed they generally lack a chakmak or if they have one there is never a tinder pouch in the scabbard.

As to kukris it does seem the other northern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 09:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 18,111
Posted By ausjulius
The small sharp knife is just that. A small knife...

The small sharp knife is just that. A small knife
The other tool is a a fire steel to strike a tinder.. the Mongolian word is chagmag or chakmak for the complete tinder pouch and striker typically...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 05:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,629
Posted By ausjulius
Yeah they are neat knives, people still use them...

Yeah they are neat knives, people still use them there. So they are not simply souvenirs but still local market products
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th June 2025, 04:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 77,582
Posted By ausjulius
Hi Yuri, yes I know the text has nothing to do...

Hi Yuri, yes I know the text has nothing to do with cyrillic . It is just random shaped by a person who can't ready cyrillic.
It is like the European mediaeval fantasy text Mongolian writing in...
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