Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th August 2017, 03:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2017, 11:30 AM
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First Class Balisong
Below are photos of a first class balisong from the Southern Tagalog province of Batangas in the Philippines. The blade is made of stainless steel, the handle of brass and the scales of carabao...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th August 2017, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th August 2017, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,777
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2017, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd August 2017, 02:58 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2017, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,777
"Market at Marahui"
Here's a photo taken...
"Market at Marahui"
Here's a photo taken in Marawi, Lanao del Sur in 1898. It is part of the Parker Hitt Photograph Collection, University of Michigan, Special Collections Library. Zoomed in,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2017, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 9
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Twist Core Moro Kris
Originally posted with the title "Hiltless Twist Core Moro Kris" (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22898), here it is now with the hilt attached and after a light etching.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2017, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd July 2017, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,624
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2017, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,638
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2017, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,638
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2017, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,638
Thank you Kai, Battara and David for your...
Thank you Kai, Battara and David for your insights! I now realize the value of the hilt it came with. I have to remind myself to preserve the character of an antique blade like this rather than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2017, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,638
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th July 2017, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,638
Hiltless Twist Core Moro Kris
Hello! I'm sharing a photo of a hiltless twist core Moro kris. The tang is rectangular as Moro kris tangs usually are unlike that of the Indonesian and Malaysian keris which is round. I removed the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2017, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 29,891
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th July 2017, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,472
Thank you for your reply, Kino. While the shape...
Thank you for your reply, Kino. While the shape of the hilt resembles that of a gunong, the presence of the (faux) hilt cup (pendokok/mendak) tells me that the hilt is not of Moro origin. I haven't...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2017, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 6
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Nice Moro kris, CharlesS! Are the channels...
Nice Moro kris, CharlesS! Are the channels carved into the scabbard? A furniture manufacturer once told me that when they export wooden furniture from the Philippines by sea, sometimes the wood...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2017, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,472
Hi Kino,
Nice and rare blade! The hilt is...
Hi Kino,
Nice and rare blade! The hilt is non-Moro but I think it is interesting. Is that a separate mendak or is it integrated into the hilt to represent one? Moro kris hilts do not have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2017, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,421
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2017, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,407
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2017, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,622
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2017, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 30,918
Hi Lee,
This is a very interesting blade. I...
Hi Lee,
This is a very interesting blade. I agree with Ian and the others that the details suggest that it is a Maranao kris. However, it does not look slimmer than usual to me. I think that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2017, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,408
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2017, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 25,408
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