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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2013, 07:54 PM
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Posted By josh stout
Gavin- I believe your assessment but I find...

Gavin-

I believe your assessment but I find it confusing. I have a few Vietnamese pieces and they are rather more refined than the appearance on this one.

What do you think accounts for the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st July 2013, 07:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 30,141
Posted By josh stout
Neil- As you know dating Chinese things is...

Neil-

As you know dating Chinese things is problematic at best, but both jian appear to me to be perhaps over the boarder into the Republican era. The longer one in particular does not appear...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th July 2013, 09:14 PM
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Posted By josh stout
To me it looks like it might almost be African. ...

To me it looks like it might almost be African. Either way, the tang has not been peened and there is no other method of attachment, so I would guess it is a ceremonial or tourist piece that was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2013, 04:00 PM
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Views: 10,980
Posted By josh stout
Yes, Gavin is correct. The work is all modern. ...

Yes, Gavin is correct. The work is all modern.

Interestingly, there are period examples of these double swords, but the majority are recent. I have seen two antique examples, and both...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2013, 03:39 PM
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Views: 7,200
Posted By josh stout
I agree, the designs are very interesting. I...

I agree, the designs are very interesting. I teach a class in human evolution, and these images can be seen quite often in paleolithic art. One of the current theories to explain the ubiquity of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd January 2013, 03:32 PM
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Views: 10,688
Posted By josh stout
They are called "chui" and the ones with dragons...

They are called "chui" and the ones with dragons are recent. The last one looks more promising.

I was fooled by one of the dragon sword breakers recently, they look good, and you can find them...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th December 2012, 03:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,629
Posted By josh stout
Gavin- I agree the guard does not match the...

Gavin- I agree the guard does not match the typical disk with a raised rim that was the standard for military sabers, and that these appear in such numbers that they must have been distributed as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2012, 11:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 27,533
Posted By josh stout
In mine, there are two very indistinct U shaped...

In mine, there are two very indistinct U shaped rods around a single central rod. There are no very dark rods as found in Tibetan blades, just bands of the same colored steel with fine pitting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2012, 02:18 PM
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Views: 27,533
Posted By josh stout
Great to see this example. I have one without a...

Great to see this example. I have one without a scabbard that I thought was Eastern Chinese/Tibetan/Bhutanese. It's nice to see i was close, but even nicer to know exactly what I have.

You...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2012, 03:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
The consensus is that H. erectus was a scavenger,...

The consensus is that H. erectus was a scavenger, and that his big brain was made possible by his and his immediate ancestor H. habilis ability to use stone tools to scavenge kills. H. habilis "the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2012, 03:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,141
Posted By josh stout
I agree, it looks like a Chinese one I have. The...

I agree, it looks like a Chinese one I have. The central piece of wood seems a bit odd. It looks like it, the hat, and the nail have been together for a long time, but could it have been added...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2012, 03:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
Here are resized versions of the picture I was...

Here are resized versions of the picture I was talking about.
:rolleyes:
Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th April 2012, 03:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
OK, here are two objects with a 52mm lens cap for...

OK, here are two objects with a 52mm lens cap for scale. The one on the right is a typical hand axe on the larger end of the normal range. The smaller object is the one with a handle and a single...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2012, 08:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
Thanks, it was only when I held these things in...

Thanks, it was only when I held these things in my hands that I really started to wonder about their use. There are two in the collection with a rounded side that fits well in the hand and a sharp...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th April 2012, 01:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
My not very recent post to Paleoplanet. ...

My not very recent post to Paleoplanet.

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/49746/please-help-ID-a-collection-of-tools-from-Oman
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2012, 06:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
Thanks, I have tried the paleoplanet site, and...

Thanks, I have tried the paleoplanet site, and they have not been very useful. Some of it may be because I am a newbie asking the wrong questions, but some of it is because they focus on North...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2012, 02:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,498
Posted By josh stout
Could the more modern ones have a simpler style...

Could the more modern ones have a simpler style on the sheath? It looks like this one is somewhat similar.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalcitizen01/5830974115/

Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2012, 07:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,498
Posted By josh stout
It looks like a kabeala from Sumba with a crude...

It looks like a kabeala from Sumba with a crude replaced handle.
Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2012, 07:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,793
Posted By josh stout
please help with tool vs weapon edge pics and men's womens knives

I apologize that I have not been very active as late because my job (biologist) keeps getting in the way of looking at sharp pointy things. However, I have been striving to unify my two interests...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2012, 02:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,912
Posted By josh stout
500,000 year old stone tool vs. weapon mystery

The most important artifact in human history is a complete mystery. We can't even agree what to call it. The handaxe (biface) was used from 1.7 mya to 100 kya by Homo erectus from Africa, to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2012, 01:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 19,843
Posted By josh stout
I have seen a very similar Chinese throwing knife...

I have seen a very similar Chinese throwing knife with the same ring pommel and general construction, but with two edges. You put a red cloth through the ring, and it works like a dart.
Josh
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2011, 02:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,611
Posted By josh stout
I have been wondering about these wire wrapped...

I have been wondering about these wire wrapped swords for a while. I think they are Republican pieces, though some may be very late Qing. What I am wondering about is the blade. I own a jian with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2011, 01:41 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 32,966
Posted By josh stout
I have been working on a technique with decent...

I have been working on a technique with decent results. First I wash the blade with soap and water using a plastic pot scrubber. This is to partially degrease and partially to remove any easily...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2011, 06:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,038
Posted By josh stout
I wouldn't go so far as to declare the yanchi dao...

I wouldn't go so far as to declare the yanchi dao a separate blade type. I have seen dao with standard willow leaf curvature with the clipped tip.

You are getting into some deep and muddy...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th October 2011, 11:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,522
Posted By josh stout
Is there a good provenance in this one? If not,...

Is there a good provenance in this one? If not, you might want to be suspicious. The flat fittings are very similar to many fakes. The pictures are not good enough to tell if it is genuine, but...
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