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21st October 2006, 01:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th July 2006, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 17
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Another interesting Moro sword
War time here, we spend many hours in the shelter, the business is low, so it is good time to pull out from the drawer few interesting swords to share.
Here is another Moro sword, a Kampilan with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2006, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 7
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Our new toy - An unusual barong sword
This is our latest toy, a Barong sword with unusual carved handle:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/52/002252/ph-0.jpg
and a close up on the handle.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th July 2006, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 15,660
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2006, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 33,781
Rattan
After binding, drying cleaning and light polish with very fine sandpaper I apply to it any one of the many brands of commercial wood stain.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2006, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 33,781
Binding Rattan ( Cont.)
10) Fold the rattan back down and with the aid of the needle push it below the bindings (Photo6)
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/06/000306.jpg
11) Tighten the rattan, and with a sharp...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2006, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 33,781
Binding Rattan
Charles asked for instructions for binding rattan, so I took few photos and send him. He tried it on a newly made barong scabbard and this is what came out:
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2006, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,250
Mark
Good comment - thanks. The deep...
Mark
Good comment - thanks. The deep curvature and the blade wide fullers are not very typical. Only the pommel ears suggest the affinity to the Black sea Yataghan.
Some time ago (I can not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2006, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,250
Rivkin: Of course the origins suggested by the...
Rivkin: Of course the origins suggested by the museum are wrong. i brought it just to show the confusion regarding the origin of these swords. There are many other wrong definitions in the book.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2006, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,250
Black Sea Yataghan (Again !?)
We have just received a new book, EDGED WEAPONS in the collection of the Russian museum of Ethnography (ISBN 5-7331-0341-8). Many interesting items.
I was glad to find in the book the three...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th May 2006, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 12,273
Albanian, Turkish, Kurds, Iraqi daggers
The more such items I have, the less confident I am regarding identification by handle shape. We use to attribute the ones with the diagonal cut cross guard and pommel (#1) to Albania and the one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2006, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,190
Polish and etch it or not
Now that the source of this Barong is wide open, I feel I can add my comments:
This is a very nice and complete Barong. We had it since long time and surprisingly none of our many good customer...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2006, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,825
Pattern welded or etched?
It is correct that most of the Kindjals with pattern on the blade are etched (Inside the fullers). Few only has a real pattern welded core with plain high carbon steel around. It is difficult to tell...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2006, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 26,564
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2006, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 26,564
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2006, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 26,564
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th April 2006, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,868
Date
To the best of my knowledge, Arabic is read right to left but numbers go left to right so this will be 1321 ( 1903)
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2006, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,130
Lebanese not Balkan
This is a Lebanese knife. The bird head shaped horn handle with colored inserets (corals original, plastic these days) is very typical motif ans and apears on many Lebanese daggers as well as eating...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2006, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 23,901
Kerala knife
Here is one example:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/02/001702/ph-0.jpg
with gold and silver inlay on the blade:
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/items/02/001702/ph-2.jpg
and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2006, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,125
Syrian sword, German blade
Wilhelm Clauberg & Cie blade factory from Solingen, Germany operated from 1847 and until 1990. This is a trade blade from the late 19 C. These blades were greatly appreciated in the middle east and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th March 2006, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,519
Indain Curved Dagger
Hi all
This dagger was discussed earlier in this thread. We now received it and we are still not sure of what it is.
It is a fine dagger, with rather heavy blade, well made handle with wood...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2006, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,694
Dagger of the TIV people
This is a loop dagger of the TIV people from Nigeria. Probably early 20 C. For similar ones see: Dagger of the TIV people I (http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=881) and another one: Dagger of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2006, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 50,446
Palestinian dagger
Gentlemen
Sorry to come in so late, but I am afraid it is indeed a Palestinian dagger coming from the Northern parts of Israel / Palestine or south Syria. It may be mix of several daggers common...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2006, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,365
Wootz, Pulad, Johar and all the rest
I could not expect a better timing for this thread to come up. Just to count the names mentioned here: Wootz, Pulad, Sham, crystalline, mechanical and I can add Johar and watered steel and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2006, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,285
Ugly revival sword
I refrained from commenting on this thread, but since it was brought up again, I wish to post a short remark:
Ariel, Thank you for your compliments. I am afraid we do not share the same taste in...
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