Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th November 2024, 10:33 AM
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Odd kampilan
Some notes on this oddity:
-25.5in blade length, 35.5in overall.
-Hilt looks late 1800s.
-Blade is double-edged on the last 5 inches going to tip. The guard looks replaced.
-The guard and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2024, 03:16 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th November 2024, 02:58 PM
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Sorry for the response delay!
I believe two...
Sorry for the response delay!
I believe two asang-asang don't necessarily guarantee a Sulu connection. Thanks for the better pic! For the blade itself- I would posit Mindanao (Maranao or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd October 2024, 07:46 PM
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Hullo IP! Thanks for reading my article (and...
Hullo IP! Thanks for reading my article (and thanks for the referral as well Ian!)
As you may have noticed in my article, the samples were from a particular era (late 1800s-early 1900s), as those...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 03:20 PM
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There are cut-tip bolos even in Visayas island...
There are cut-tip bolos even in Visayas island group, but the most numerous was in Luzon, where the Spanish government implemented several bando to keep the natives from having competent weapons....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 07:14 AM
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Here's some pics of my WW2-era Pangasinan...
Here's some pics of my WW2-era Pangasinan talunasan, round-tip variant. The spine gimping is the same as one of Detlef's samples. The blade engravings, while not 1:1 with Detlef's blades, has a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 07:04 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 06:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 06:55 AM
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I believe this is Kapampangan, "tulipas." The...
I believe this is Kapampangan, "tulipas." The blunt blades of the Northern/Central Luzon area (Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan) can be very confusing...I spent the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd September 2024, 06:25 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2024, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 14
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Halloo again Ian,
I've insufficient data...
Halloo again Ian,
I've insufficient data about Brunei kris, my Malay friends didn't mention that area much in relation to sundang. The relationship of the Moros with the Brunei Sultanate was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2024, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 14
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Hullo Ian, thanks for the feedback!
1....
Hullo Ian, thanks for the feedback!
1. Regarding older Kris. I refrained from them because I wanted to keep the data as airtight as possible...ideally, oral traditions backed by, or directly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2024, 07:02 AM
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In my research, the original (and proper) term...
In my research, the original (and proper) term for the Pampanga-made "katana" blade is "tulipas." This has been mentioned in both documentation and oral tradition- of Pampanga-lineage blacksmiths. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2024, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 14
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Sharing Moro Kris data
Sharing my recently published Moro Kris article. I'm linking here my Facebook-posted link, there's a Gdrive file includes the references list (the publisher didn't have space for footnotes /...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2024, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th September 2024, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 93,765
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th September 2024, 07:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th September 2024, 03:26 AM
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Views: 93,765
Thanks for the assessment! Sirs Jose and Ian, I...
Thanks for the assessment! Sirs Jose and Ian, I think the shallower-than-usual form of the blade profile may likely be due to: 1) extensive sharpening; 2) owner's preference; 3) era- or area-specific...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2024, 08:28 PM
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Halloo Ian,
There was a indeed a trigger for...
Halloo Ian,
There was a indeed a trigger for the evolution to bigger, heavier, and longer kris and kalis towards the turn of the century- but it's not been discussed here before. With earnest...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2024, 08:21 PM
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Halloo Ian,
Thanks for your points, I...
Halloo Ian,
Thanks for your points, I understand where you're coming from. A kalis with Malay influence is an acceptable label for me. With the close proximity of Moro and Malay interactions...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2024, 07:56 PM
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Halloo, just as an aside- according to a...
Halloo, just as an aside- according to a Maguindanaon culture-bearer of the Salipada lineage, the proper terminologies should be:
If it's a straight kris, it's called "kris sundang."
If the kris...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2024, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 21
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Hullo Ian, thanks for the assessment!
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Hullo Ian, thanks for the assessment!
Regarding the shallow-waved blade, this trend seems to be present in late 1800s Sulu-made kalis; I've had another pattern-weld kalis that also has shallow...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2024, 02:35 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2024, 08:40 PM
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Views: 93,765
Thanks for the feedback Kai! Sorry for being...
Thanks for the feedback Kai! Sorry for being unclear about the tang- I'm attaching a pic of the remaining piece before i did tang surgery. I was guessing that the original form of the whole tang...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2024, 05:42 PM
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