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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2025, 02:09 PM
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Posted By David R
From my files, I forget where from originally.

From my files, I forget where from originally.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2025, 01:54 PM
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Views: 43,119
Posted By David R
Very nice!

Very nice!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2025, 01:33 AM
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Posted By David R
Nice! Thanks for posting. I do know that during...

Nice! Thanks for posting. I do know that during China's WWII 1933-45 a lot of Dadao were made in a hurry by local smiths, and not to exacting standards. "There was a war on, don't you know"! Got pics...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th January 2025, 02:31 PM
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Views: 21,367
Posted By David R
Wow, a nice and interesting piece and useful...

Wow, a nice and interesting piece and useful information. Particularly about the significance of a missing gangya.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2025, 01:20 AM
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Views: 67,363
Posted By David R
Very nice indeed. I like the pamor and blade...

Very nice indeed. I like the pamor and blade section, so different to the Philippines.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2025, 01:20 AM
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Views: 24,157
Posted By David R
Thanks for the information and the post. Reminds...

Thanks for the information and the post. Reminds me of the Chinese Meteor Ball, and the Japanese Kusari Fundo, but with a distinctive and elegant shape all of its own. Apparently Victorian muggers...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2024, 07:06 PM
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Views: 42,096
Posted By David R
Nice one!

Nice one!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2024, 09:00 PM
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Views: 17,172
Posted By David R
Truthfully,... and sadly, some or even many...

Truthfully,... and sadly, some or even many western museums have a "lost in transit" problem. Some of them of the highest repute!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2024, 12:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,172
Posted By David R
Not trash!

Not trash!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2024, 12:09 AM
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Views: 2,286,115
Posted By David R
Usually family members in this sort of photo, and...

Usually family members in this sort of photo, and I would guess Confederate recruits, 1860.
Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2024, 12:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 22,265
Posted By David R
I rather wish I had bought one from him at the...

I rather wish I had bought one from him at the time. Mainly sold to young ladies in reenactment societies.
Forum: European Armoury 1st December 2024, 12:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 22,265
Posted By David R
A friend of mine was making and selling them, as...

A friend of mine was making and selling them, as honest replicas, at the end of the 20thC.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th November 2024, 12:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,966
Posted By David R
A very nice piece, possibly a repurposed pistol...

A very nice piece, possibly a repurposed pistol grip?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2024, 07:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 47,727
Posted By David R
Luv this thread, so much info!

Luv this thread, so much info!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2024, 07:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,142
Posted By David R
Gunong?

Gunong?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2024, 01:48 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 48,281
Posted By David R
Just a quick note, I have been told there were...

Just a quick note, I have been told there were two Admiral Nelsons, one of them Admiral Lord Nelson and the other later in date not a lord. There are also a lot of Admiral Nelson pubs in the UK.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th October 2024, 12:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 22,313
Posted By David R
Odd that there are no comments, but it has a very...

Odd that there are no comments, but it has a very Chinese "Dadao" look to me.
Forum: European Armoury 25th October 2024, 05:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 126,231
Posted By David R
RIP, he will be greatly missed.

RIP, he will be greatly missed.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd October 2024, 06:54 PM
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Views: 21,431
Posted By David R
Agreed!

Agreed!
Forum: European Armoury 21st October 2024, 04:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 26,538
Posted By David R
I did have a choice of this one, or a British...

I did have a choice of this one, or a British Yat' bayonet at twice the price and with no stamps at all, so it was an easy choice in the end. The British one was definitely carried as a side arm on...
Forum: European Armoury 20th October 2024, 05:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 26,538
Posted By David R
Very nice example, and with the leather frog...

Very nice example, and with the leather frog an'all! Hard to conceive now but "back-in-the-day" a lot of stuff now collectable was seen as having little or no value at all. Bayonets used as fire...
Forum: European Armoury 14th October 2024, 11:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 26,538
Posted By David R
French army. M1866 bayonet

A rewarding and enjoyable day at a local antique arms fair and one of my prizes was this bayonet, a bit shabby, complete with scabbard and at a bargain price.Posting here with a question, how often,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2024, 01:29 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 84,878
Posted By David R
Nice, thanks for posting.

Nice, thanks for posting.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th October 2024, 12:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 30,427
Posted By David R
Nice one!

Nice one!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2024, 12:55 AM
Replies: 545
Views: 2,286,115
Posted By David R
Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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