Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2026, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 22
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Kino,
Can you post better pics of the hilt...
Kino,
Can you post better pics of the hilt and pommel from different angles. It's not a makara as best I can tell, but perhaps something interesting from the feline family (judging from the ears)....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2026, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,579
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th April 2026, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,529
Hi Tom,
Nice work on the clean-up. As to...
Hi Tom,
Nice work on the clean-up. As to whether the hilt originally had a crest, this can be hard to determine sometimes, especially from pictures. I have not seen a "crestless" kakatua hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2026, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 38,702
Here is a cropped and enlarged picture of one...
Here is a cropped and enlarged picture of one posted above by Gustav. It is a very nice blade and seems in good condition. In looking closely at the gangya, I can see three horizontal grooves...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2026, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 38,702
Another-rick,
Good points. I don't know the...
Another-rick,
Good points. I don't know the answer and I doubt we ever will unless someone comes along to say that only one panday made these blades with naga down the middle.
Perhaps panday ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,579
Patterson25,
That's a nice Anglo-Indian...
Patterson25,
That's a nice Anglo-Indian knife. The hilt is definitely Indian of a style found in the 1890s through to about 1920, and made for sale of items to those who travel. The sheath is also...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 38,702
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 38,702
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2026, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 38,702
Hi Rick,
Another example of this genre that...
Hi Rick,
Another example of this genre that sold recently at auction. No hilt, just the blade unfortunately.
The blade is similar to your example, but the head of the naga appears higher on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th April 2026, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 38,702
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th April 2026, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,296
Perhaps Fijian or Tongan. It's longer than most...
Perhaps Fijian or Tongan. It's longer than most Fijian ulu and perhaps for Tongan throwing clubs as well. It is not a root ball piece, but rather carved from a branch and neighboring trunk wood, or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd April 2026, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,171
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
Views: 76,763
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: 7,171
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
Views: 4,826
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: 11,884
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: 7,397
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
24th March 2026, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 41,860
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Forum: European Armoury
24th March 2026, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,737
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: 41
Views: 38,702
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: 41
Views: 38,702
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: 41
Views: 38,702
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: 41
Views: 38,702
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: 15
Views: 13,121
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
17th March 2026, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 24,632
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