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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 08:16 PM
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Posted By drac2k
Posted late, but as promised. Most of these...

Posted late, but as promised.
Most of these spearheads are large and of excellent quality, however the bindings and the shafts are rather generic and simple.I wonder if only the spearheads are kept...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2024, 02:44 PM
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Views: 830
Posted By drac2k
Thanks , Lee for providing those examples;it is...

Thanks , Lee for providing those examples;it is nice to know that it isn't just a random "one of."Do these "baled examples come from a particular area and do you have a theory as to why the exta wire...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th May 2024, 02:46 AM
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Posted By drac2k
Thanks to all for your excellent comments.Yes, I...

Thanks to all for your excellent comments.Yes, I believe that the spear was cut down for easier transport home.
20 years ago I found a very similar spear, with comparable wire bindings which I will...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2024, 07:55 PM
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Views: 830
Posted By drac2k
Moro Spearhead, but from what Battle?

I recently acquired this Moro Spearhead, with a partially torn tag attributing it to a specific battle; can anyone guess which one he is referencing?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2024, 09:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,951
Posted By drac2k
That is a very nice one that you have!

That is a very nice one that you have!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2024, 01:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,931
Posted By drac2k
Thanks for the informative follow-up.

Thanks for the informative follow-up.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 10:58 PM
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Views: 2,931
Posted By drac2k
I tried to etch once and it frightened me enough...

I tried to etch once and it frightened me enough not to ever try it again, lol.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 08:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,931
Posted By drac2k
Thanks, Sajen : I was hoping that was the...

Thanks, Sajen : I was hoping that was the case,however I'm too ignorant on that matter to venture a guess.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 01:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,931
Posted By drac2k
Jim thank you for your very detailed description...

Jim thank you for your very detailed description of my sword! Does your excellent example also have a false edge on the back of the tip end?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2024, 01:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,951
Posted By drac2k
Yes, in the middle of the scabbard on one side.

Yes, in the middle of the scabbard on one side.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st May 2024, 06:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,931
Posted By drac2k
Indian Sword to Share

Well, I had a good weekend. I won this massive Indian Tulwar that had a heavy iron handle, with gold or brass speckles.It has a massive 34" blade(the last 11" with a false backside edge and it looks...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 10:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,951
Posted By drac2k
Thank you TVV;I thought that might be one of the...

Thank you TVV;I thought that might be one of the possibilities.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th April 2024, 05:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,951
Posted By drac2k
Shamshir ,But From Where?

I went to a local Gun Show this weekend(actually a glorified fee market with purses, ammunition ,beef jerky,etc.,), and halfway through it, as I was wondering why I wasted $14.00 and my time, I...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th April 2024, 06:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,401
Posted By drac2k
Maybe an antique slater's hammer?

Maybe an antique slater's hammer?
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd April 2024, 04:57 AM
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Views: 4,403
Posted By drac2k
Very nice;I also believe it is Cambodian or...

Very nice;I also believe it is Cambodian or Vietnamese and it is for cutting rice.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2024, 01:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,425
Posted By drac2k
Good call C4RL;I was thinking maybe a blood...

Good call C4RL;I was thinking maybe a blood groove, but your theory makes much more sense.
Forum: European Armoury 21st March 2024, 03:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,425
Posted By drac2k
Thanks for your input, it is always valued.

Thanks for your input, it is always valued.
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2024, 08:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,425
Posted By drac2k
17.5" tall(wooden shaft),the axe head is 9" long...

17.5" tall(wooden shaft),the axe head is 9" long and the blade is 2.5".If it is a fire axe, I believe it to be for marine use. do you agree?
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2024, 10:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,425
Posted By drac2k
Pioneer Axe, Boarding Axe, Fire Axe or Something Else ?

Not quite sure what this is; my first guess would be a Pioneer Axe or a Fire Axe.
I'm assuming that it is European.
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2024, 03:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,299
Posted By drac2k
Once again a wealth of information and thanks to...

Once again a wealth of information and thanks to all.
Yes, I realize that the mode of thinking in the late 19th Century regarding swords was that longer was better; this reflected a change in...
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2024, 02:59 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,299
Posted By drac2k
Thanks to all for the informative comments and...

Thanks to all for the informative comments and the educational video. The sword seems a departure from earlier, shorter cutlasses that I have encountered, with its 28" blade it reminds me more of a...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2024, 09:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,299
Posted By drac2k
So, this isn't a Lead Cutter, but a naval...

So, this isn't a Lead Cutter, but a naval Cutlass? Thank you for the information. Can you tell me why it is unusual to have a "low rack number:" I would have thought each vessel had to start at the...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2024, 07:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,299
Posted By drac2k
English Naval Cutlass or English Lead Cutter

From all the information that I could find this sword appears to be an English Lead Cutter Sword, except it isn't labeled as such, it has a # "6 or 9," on the scabbard, depending on your view(From...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2024, 03:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,499
Posted By drac2k
She is a beauty; with all of the luck that you...

She is a beauty; with all of the luck that you have been having lately finding blades, I think that you need to buy a lottery ticket.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st February 2024, 12:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,867
Posted By drac2k
Thank you for bringing the subject up.

Thank you for bringing the subject up.
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