Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2023, 10:26 AM
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that knife is not african its used in british...
that knife is not african its used in british burma as a belt knife for the military, it came with a leather riveted scabbard .. its modeled on the enep and other similar knives used by shan, thai,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2023, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 22,280
the cocos island knives always cause confusion,...
the cocos island knives always cause confusion, ive called around on the island but its hard to get information. i was told the best place to get info will be the cocos island facebook group. there...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2022, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,976
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2022, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,976
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Forum: European Armoury
11th December 2022, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 15,838
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Forum: European Armoury
9th December 2022, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 15,838
those leppa can be like little shashkas. ...
those leppa can be like little shashkas.
Sardinia is an interesting location for ethnographic weapons as cold weapons were still carried quite late and there is a number of distinct styles of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th December 2022, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,976
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2022, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,244
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2022, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 7
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hi , the knife probably is from north western...
hi , the knife probably is from north western india, northern pakistan or afghanistan,
the style is afghan but these afghan and central asian influenced metal products penetrait into india somewhat
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2022, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,061
it is much harder to produce and maintain an...
it is much harder to produce and maintain an single bevel on any item than a double bevel,
this is not my optinon ,
it is just how it works.
you need to keep a single bevel very precice and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2022, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,061
yeah they are all similar cultures.... but they...
yeah they are all similar cultures.... but they all have separated before the age of iron i think and single bevels seem to have appeared with steel. id say its coincidence as none of these groups...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2022, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,061
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st October 2022, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 58,046
no firangi are white men.. blonde haired blue...
no firangi are white men.. blonde haired blue eyed northern europeans.. as the original arabic and persian meaning denotes.
in thailand for example farang is not a nationality but a race. many...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2022, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,061
haha so true. yeah its weird, in china for...
haha so true. yeah its weird, in china for example with its oppressive laws relating to weapons and such ethnic gorups even then its a mix of oppression or apathy. even in tibet natives still make...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2022, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,061
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2022, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 49,061
naga are tribal headhunters with quite a...
naga are tribal headhunters with quite a different culture from the Kachin or jingpo, the jingpo native swords look like the husa/achang ect the have an open faced sheath but are more like a...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2022, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 27,643
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Forum: European Armoury
27th August 2022, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 19,842
yeah comp[anies woudl keep using the old dies...
yeah comp[anies woudl keep using the old dies till they were broken, many solingen makers wou7ld buy the forged blanks form a supplier so many had the same modles . when the dies began being worn out...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2022, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 96,857
it is not a bayonet blade but an imitation of...
it is not a bayonet blade but an imitation of one. it is an imitation of an SMLE bayonet and a german mauser scabbard.
the Bonan ethnic group still makes bayonet inspired daggers and knives...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2022, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 96,857
these are made to look like bayonets form...
these are made to look like bayonets form british and german rifles use din tibet. i have seen such things form china too.. they probably were made at a high point in the interwar period. they are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2022, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,449
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2022, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 96,857
yeah ive seen small knives, large knives and...
yeah ive seen small knives, large knives and swords all with this handle and guard combinaiton, i just dont know the exact region and ethnic group that uses them. the veriety on these is amazing. id...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2022, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 96,857
no worries.
have a look at this image.....
no worries.
have a look at this image.. https://tibetpolicy.net/discussing-reasons-tibetans-destroying-knives-weapons/
as knife and sword collectors.. its a sad sad image..
you can find more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2022, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 96,857
yeah bhutan is a good example. they are still...
yeah bhutan is a good example. they are still making them and if you look at bhutanese news p[apers you can see here and there examples of killings or fights, jelous lovers, angry neighbours ect.....
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Forum: European Armoury
14th August 2022, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 100,096
its a modern carpenters hatchet probably post...
its a modern carpenters hatchet probably post ww2.. older once are more fancy and a more complex consturciton in the head ther eis for example on the old handforged ones some style to the bevelling...
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