Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2023, 04:37 AM
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possible navy dao
Yes this is the typical hudiedao type I have had quite a few of in the past in both links, I have had pairs and also singles in various sizes, but they are a very different animal to the sword I have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2023, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 11
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Thanks
Much Thanks Khan, I had a good idea it was Indian but was not sure, so with that question answered, would you consider this a form of Shamshir, or other, and the date would be late 19th early 20thc...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2023, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2023, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 11
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Indian or other sword ?
Much thanks for your help with this one, I was unsure but now I know, what age would you say the sword is ???, I was thinking later 19thc, much thanks again. Snody:)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2023, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2023, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 4
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Cambodian - Khmer Kokok - Mak
Picked up this small old Cambodian (Khmer) P'keak - kokok - ( western name mak) recently, not often seen today with the 2 iron ring and iron wedge arrangement to hold in the blade, it is small at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2023, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 21
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Hi werecow and thanks for your input, for me...
Hi werecow and thanks for your input, for me though having had many Vietnamese swords over many years this is not finished in the way I would expect to see for Vietnam, most guom which it does ''sort...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2023, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 28,427
Dao
Hi Detlef, thanks :), I need to brush up on my pics a little but at least was able to post for something here for the first time, I doubt the dao is posh enough for most Chinese sword collectors but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2023, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 21
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19thc Chinese naval dao - cutlass ??
Hello all, this is my first post here so please BEAR WITH me as I may have made a few mistakes.
I picked up this old dao here some time ago in Uk, scabbard is a bit scruffy but eventually I will...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
8th May 2023, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2023, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 26
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Taiwan knife
Looks very suspect to my wandering eye, the leather washers and aluminium rivets look very wrong for the region considering other more native ethno pieces I have seen are set with resin and no hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2023, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 8
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Indian 21st c dagger
I have to agree with both other chaps observations here, touristic stuff like this was being sold on ebay some years ago out of India, likely they got all over the globe since those days.
In the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2023, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 17
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spear head
Hi Ian, the spear head Jeffs shows is certainly very much akin to the lance sown in your enlarged pics, one thinks also that due to size it is likely a lance head rather than a spear head, there are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2023, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 17
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my 2 pennies worth.
BATAK LANCE 19thc.
as here
With de laminations due to age not necessarily battle damage, although could be damage through use-battle.
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Forum: European Armoury
19th March 2023, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 8
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Jolly good
Interesting, have never met anything like them before but that they do appear to have once had locking scabbards going by the first pic, the pommels look very Germanic to me, interesting things...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th March 2023, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 18,934
I am new here but have been watching the forum...
I am new here but have been watching the forum since it started way back, so hello to all who are serious collectors and enthusiasts.
I may have a little something to add now and then having many...
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