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Forum: European Armoury Yesterday, 12:10 AM
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Posted By David R
A couple from me. Growing up in ...

A couple from me.
Growing up in (1970's)Shrewsbury UK a place where gun shops proliferated and often carried antiques my boyhood hangout was one of these. The back wall was hung with pistols,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2025, 08:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,151
Posted By David R
Nice!

Nice!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2025, 01:25 PM
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Views: 15,442
Posted By David R
Is that 60cm total length or blade only, if total...

Is that 60cm total length or blade only, if total then it's a wakizashi, blade length it's a short katana. A shin-gunto is specifically a sword in regulation military mounts. like this, or the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2025, 12:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,212
Posted By David R
I would not worry, they may have been...

I would not worry, they may have been deliberately removed to fit better with a military frog which as seen here can crush and damage the auxiliary sheaths.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2025, 10:43 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 30,485
Posted By David R
From my collection.

I may have posted this one before, but here we are anyway. A very thick and well formed blade of soft temper, and heavily patinated (oxidised) to the point I see no benefit in striking it off. Well...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2025, 10:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,212
Posted By David R
A very nice Kukri showing some vintage features....

A very nice Kukri showing some vintage features. The scabbard is missing the auxiliary sheathes and pouch which id why the stitching changes at the point where these would have hid it..... Oops, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th April 2025, 09:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 80,087
Posted By David R
Tibetan fire steel.

Went to a local antiques fair yesterday and came back with this little piece, rather cute aint it. USB stick for scale.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th April 2025, 09:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 26,416
Posted By David R
It reminds me a bit of the Chinese "iron ruler" ,...

It reminds me a bit of the Chinese "iron ruler" , especially with that end bolster.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2025, 11:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 20,566
Posted By David R
nice one.

nice one.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th April 2025, 10:57 PM
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Views: 61,322
Posted By David R
A recent purchase.

I bought this last weekend at a local arms fair, it looked interesting and the price was right. Other than that all I know is that the blade looks to be very worn with a tag at the end, and the hilt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2025, 10:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 34,155
Posted By David R
Coral is the more usual inlay on these. A well...

Coral is the more usual inlay on these. A well battered example from my own collection....
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd February 2025, 12:15 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 97,266
Posted By David R
Re lead silver ingots, a Roman example was found...

Re lead silver ingots, a Roman example was found in the UK all marked up as silver, but analysis proved it to be mainly lead. Roman era fraud. Became the central plot device in The Silver Pigs a 1989...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 19th February 2025, 12:35 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 97,266
Posted By David R
The last of Barrett's Privateers.

Seems appropriate for here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJBDjtZ8iQ
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2025, 01:05 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 65,677
Posted By David R
There's a couple in Leeds (UK) royal armouries.

There's a couple in Leeds (UK) royal armouries.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2025, 08:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 36,681
Posted By David R
Not brass at all, it's all a dull silver in...

Not brass at all, it's all a dull silver in colour, the yellow colour is due to the light. From wikipedia, "A naturally occurring ore composition in China was smelted into the alloy known as paktong...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th February 2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 36,681
Posted By David R
Tulwar bought on Sunday, 09.02.25

Last of the items bought last Sunday, a fairly typical Tulwar but with enough differences to make it worth posting here for comment and advice. At first sight mounting a western made trade blade, two...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2025, 08:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 34,939
Posted By David R
The rest of the pics. No idea as to age and not...

The rest of the pics. No idea as to age and not really bothered..... Some nice pin work but very plain scabbard.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2025, 08:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 34,939
Posted By David R
Pesh Kabz, Choora or Afghan Knife.

Second of the pieces bought on Sunday. I had one years ago and sold it on out of ignorance and poverty, and regretted it years later. Initially I thought I paid more for this one, and then did the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2025, 12:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 38,112
Posted By David R
Nice ones, I think I was lucky in that Latin...

Nice ones, I think I was lucky in that Latin American stuff over here is rare enough that many don't recognise it for what it is. I certainly didn't before I joined this forum.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2025, 01:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 38,112
Posted By David R
It cost less than a current US bayonet.

It cost less than a current US bayonet.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2025, 12:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 47,952
Posted By David R
Showa era police or Shore Patrol sword. Google is...

Showa era police or Shore Patrol sword. Google is your friend from here on.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th February 2025, 12:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 38,112
Posted By David R
Nice selection. We don't get many stacked grips...

Nice selection. We don't get many stacked grips here in the Isle of the Mighty, and it's only since I joined here that I learned owt about them.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2025, 09:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 38,112
Posted By David R
My first Corvo

Went to a local arms and militaria fair yesterday, and came back with a few purchases, a couple of them items I had really been hoping to find. First up, a Chilean Corvo. Typical enough that I don't...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 7th February 2025, 12:10 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 165,678
Posted By David R
Once its in the props store it's not an antique...

Once its in the props store it's not an antique anymore, but just an old prop! Valued no more and no less than than any other.... and they hang on to them like mad.
It's the same with "frocks"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2025, 10:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 52,227
Posted By David R
Nice!

Nice!
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