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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2005, 04:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 14,500
Posted By Conogre
The style is almost indo-persian, with both...

The style is almost indo-persian, with both arabic and Indian influences, with the foliage favoring the former.
At a glance the impression was oriental, but looking closer quickly dispells that. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2005, 03:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 18,796
Posted By Conogre
Here's a photo of me with the shield for...

Here's a photo of me with the shield for perspective...excuse the quality of the photo, but Murphy's Law is in full effect again, with an overcast, rainy day BUT I have someone to take the photo (if...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 07:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 38,491
Posted By Conogre
Your last description pretty well sews up this...

Your last description pretty well sews up this particular piece being amber then, Aurangzeb.
Amber can be confusing because it comes in many different "shades", from almost colorless and nearly as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 07:24 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 36,312
Posted By Conogre
Sweet piece, RobT. I love the way the scabbard...

Sweet piece, RobT.
I love the way the scabbard is carved at the top, where it's usually pierced for insertion of a cord or such for carrying, into a stylized human face.
A much more traditional...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 07:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 20,171
Posted By Conogre
Very nice examples and the sold price of the 2nd...

Very nice examples and the sold price of the 2nd one is enough to bring tears to the eye. :(
If shipped to the US intact, that brought it MUCH higher, I would suspect.
Mike
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 07:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,342
Posted By Conogre
I'm not sure what is meant by "in two levels...

I'm not sure what is meant by "in two levels carved ivory hilt with deities and floral ornaments", but I saw a lot of ivory carved completely through into a latticework type effect with more carving...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 06:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,206
Posted By Conogre
It looks like an authentic gunong to me, with my...

It looks like an authentic gunong to me, with my guess being an actual Moro piece from Mindenao (sp? sorry).
I'd suspect it of being early 1900's, maybe 20's or 30's by the hilt shape and blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 06:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,314
Posted By Conogre
While it may not apply in this case, some of the...

While it may not apply in this case, some of the weapons of this size, in several cultures, were used by women as personal protection weapons, some made to be concealed in feminine clothing and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2005, 06:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,474
Posted By Conogre
About four years ago, a friend was buying items...

About four years ago, a friend was buying items in Bali on yearly trips, then financing her trips by EBaying the items she brought back.....it was about this time that she brought back keris, similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2005, 06:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,196
Posted By Conogre
Tim, the carving isn't distinct enough to make...

Tim, the carving isn't distinct enough to make out...are you sure that it's Australian?
I ask only because, over the past few months, I've stumbled across acounts of well over a dozen African tribes...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2005, 06:24 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 36,480
Posted By Conogre
Sometimes, discussions accidently seed the germ...

Sometimes, discussions accidently seed the germ of further discussions.....while looking at the photos of the pisa raut and reading your comments about women, the similarity in blade shape, down to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2005, 02:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 36,480
Posted By Conogre
By the way, I won a pisau raut last year and when...

By the way, I won a pisau raut last year and when it got here it took me completely by suprise, being 20" overall with a heavy 7", razor sharp blade.
A "nasty cut" would be a major understatement....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 10:04 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 40,517
Posted By Conogre
You're confusing Conogre with Viagra, or at least...

You're confusing Conogre with Viagra, or at least blending the two, Tom, an easy ting to do at my age! **grin**
What the original piece actually reminded me of was the Ethiopian artillery style...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 09:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,274
Posted By Conogre
Awesomely well written and extremely informative....

Awesomely well written and extremely informative.
Thank you, Simon.
Mike
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 09:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 16,545
Posted By Conogre
Count me in...the more I read, the more...

Count me in...the more I read, the more interested I get.
Mike
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 09:47 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,799
Posted By Conogre
Excellent points all the way around and very well...

Excellent points all the way around and very well written.
One thing that seems universal with modern "westerners" is the compulsion to pigeonhole everything into minute and exact categories, when...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 09:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 36,480
Posted By Conogre
Without seeing or handling it in person, my first...

Without seeing or handling it in person, my first impulse is to say the it was probably a"state" weapon, as used by guards at the gates, for example, as opposed to a general purpose melee weapon....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 09:09 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 41,511
Posted By Conogre
Some of you seem intent with comparing African...

Some of you seem intent with comparing African pieces to cultures that they had no contact with what so ever and making a pronouncement of "inferior", and while, if taken literally, you are correct,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2005, 08:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,196
Posted By Conogre
It looks recent, but still very nice. The...

It looks recent, but still very nice.
The aborigines, like the natives of New Guinea and N. America were stone age cultures prior to western contact, with the Aborigines hunted and headed towards...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2005, 02:10 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 40,517
Posted By Conogre
This is another of those "look at, digest and...

This is another of those "look at, digest and come back later to look again" pieces.
Rather than being a military item, I suspect that it's either a settler's item, an overseer's item or a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2005, 07:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,557
Posted By Conogre
Is or will all of that information be recorded in...

Is or will all of that information be recorded in the Kukri site as it developes?
I imediately started to grab a pencil and then realized I'd lose it in 7-8 seconds....strong pain medications can be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2005, 07:05 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,673
Posted By Conogre
Good observation Ian and Tom......with many of my...

Good observation Ian and Tom......with many of my African pieces, Poto, just as one example, by holding the flared multi-disc hilts with the thumb and first two or three fingers and extending the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2005, 06:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 41,698
Posted By Conogre
"Playing" arnis with freshly sharpened weapons is...

"Playing" arnis with freshly sharpened weapons is a pretty good indicator of the skill level of the practitioner as well, so apparently you have a family history to be proud of.
I remember when a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2005, 06:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,264
Posted By Conogre
According to the Discovery Channel's "Monster...

According to the Discovery Channel's "Monster Garage", with acid, Tom. :D
Mike
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2005, 06:17 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 41,511
Posted By Conogre
One common thread that keeps surfacing is the...

One common thread that keeps surfacing is the lack of a style of martial arts in Africa, and I strongly suspect this is grossly untrue.
Almost invariably, when you have a warrior caste and...
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