Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th December 2024, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 75,787
Fran, Marius:
I think you have pretty much...
Fran, Marius:
I think you have pretty much nailed this one. The tip of the OP and the first example shown by Fran look very similar with that flat end. A variant of a fakir's crutch (despite its...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2024, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,335
Agree. This is a rare sword in very good...
Agree. This is a rare sword in very good condition. It is museum worthy but I would discourage trying to persuade a museum in the Philippines to purchase it. Items have a way of "disappearing" from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2024, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 44,809
Hello Jeff,
It is indeed a purok bolo! I...
Hello Jeff,
It is indeed a purok bolo! I have been looking for an old reference I had on these knives and could not find it. That's a nice example that you show. I have another just like it in a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2024, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 44,809
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2024, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,690,424
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2024, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 44,809
Bagobo (?) man's working knife
This one will be with me in a couple of weeks. From the auction pictures shown below, it appears to me to be a fairly old example of a Bagobo man's working knife. It has been said that most Bagobo...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2024, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,690,424
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2024, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 107,475
Hi again IP,
In post #10 of this thread you...
Hi again IP,
In post #10 of this thread you show a sword that I did not comment on earlier. It is an older style of blade, with the "arrow head" feature. The "elephant trunk" area is also an older...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2024, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 122,518
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2024, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 25,058
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2024, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 17,491
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2024, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 107,475
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2024, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 107,475
Hi Jeff, before I comment on your most recent...
Hi Jeff, before I comment on your most recent sword post, can you provide the lengths of the blade and hilt, and also how far from the tip the central fuller extends. Also, a quick question. Did you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2024, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 25,058
Detlef,
I thought the circled area on the...
Detlef,
I thought the circled area on the scabbard band was a clip. Perhaps not. That's why I suggested a picture with a plain background--so hard to pick up edge details on a patterned...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2024, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 107,475
Hello IP,
Finally got some time to sit down...
Hello IP,
Finally got some time to sit down and write you a response. Apologies for the considerable delay. I put this together over the last few weeks and notice that you have just posted...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th November 2024, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 25,058
The distinct bolster turns me away from a...
The distinct bolster turns me away from a Burmese, Thai, Cambodian, or Lao origin. The metal-banded, wooden "box" scabbard suggests Sumatra, Malay States, or perhaps southern China to me. Interesting...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st November 2024, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 52,751
Anglo-Portuguese relations
The British and Portuguese have a longstanding friendship and alliance, that has included mutual military assistance at various times, for several centuries. It would not be surprising that a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2024, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 52,751
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th November 2024, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 52,751
I'm taking a slightly different tack with this...
I'm taking a slightly different tack with this one, but will probably end up in much the same place as most comments already.
The prominent central fuller stands out on the blade. I believe this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2024, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 76,716
TVV, you raise an interesting point. I would...
TVV, you raise an interesting point. I would agree with you that many cultures do look at the "dress" of a sword or knife to ascertain which group's name is used to describe it. However, I don't...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2024, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 35,906
I would strongly recommend searching this site...
I would strongly recommend searching this site for answers to questions about wootz. The Ethnographic Forum has several excellent threads on the subject. Anything that Dr Ann Feuerbach has written on...
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2024, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,668
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2024, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,668
WWI US Naval Chief's Knives
I'm not sure whether this topic is better placed here or in the Miscellaneous Forum. Since it is WWI era, and that is usually the cut off for items here, I've put it here.
This lot finished today....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2024, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 32,354
Xas,
Nice. Unusual.
For such an...
Xas,
Nice. Unusual.
For such an elaborately decorated piece the business end of the blade seems remarkably plain. I used to think that the "unfinished" versions of kampilan (no terminal spike,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2024, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 47,670
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