Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th March 2026, 01:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2026, 08:39 PM
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Tim,
Curved throw-sticks like the one you...
Tim,
Curved throw-sticks like the one you show are widespread around the world. Examples have been found dating to ancient Egypt, including items uncovered in King Tut's tomb. They are old tools...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2026, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 51,967
Ausjulius,
Terminology is very important ...
Ausjulius,
Terminology is very important here. If we trace the history of "boomerang" in the English lexicon, it derives from a term used by one of the indigenous groups around the early colony...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2026, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 51,967
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd March 2026, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,938
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2026, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd March 2026, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 4
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Nice old knife: English Renaissance (?)
This rather nice knife sold recently at auction. It was described as an "English Renaissance Engraved Marriage Knife and Sheath." Possibly 16th-17th C.
Overall length = 18 in.
Interested to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2026, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,268
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 0
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,535
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
2nd March 2026, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 76,763
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Forum: European Armoury
28th February 2026, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 5
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Filipino sword with similar distal recurved blade
This is a distinctly Filipino sword in its original scabbard. The blade profile has a distal recurved blade that might have been somewhat copied from the 1880 Spanish Artillery sword shown above. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2026, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,558
Hi Leif:
Interesting sword and not easy to...
Hi Leif:
Interesting sword and not easy to place. The one thing I feel confident in saying is that it is Filipino in origin!
I think the scabbard could be more recent than the sword, but not...
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
27th February 2026, 12:00 PM
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Views: 3,843
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
27th February 2026, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,297
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
26th February 2026, 06:35 PM
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Forum: Australasian and Oceanic Arms & Armor
26th February 2026, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 1
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AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA
The regions comprising Australasia and Oceania are vast. The mainland of Australia is the largest island in the world and its smallest continent. Mainland Australia has a land area approximately...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2026, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 24,410
Stu,
VANDOO was a prolific author on these...
Stu,
VANDOO was a prolific author on these pages. Even if we look just at the threads he started, there are three pages of entries. It would take several hours to create a thread with those...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th February 2026, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 52,882
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Forum: European Armoury
24th February 2026, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 52,882
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Forum: European Armoury
24th February 2026, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 52,882
Unusual 19th C Spanish sword
This one sold at auction recently. It has an unusual recurved blade (based on a yataghan perhaps) that I have seen also on Spanish Colonial pieces, presumably emulating this Spanish original. I would...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2026, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2026, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,218
Lee, thanks for that PDf file! An excellent...
Lee, thanks for that PDf file! An excellent summary and very much valid here.
The pattern in the original post (OP) of this thread shows clear and sharply profiled laminations, as illustrated in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2026, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 18
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