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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 162
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Battara
Looks like the blade is based on the mandau, and...Looks like the blade is based on the mandau, and the hilt is definitely newer. In fact, the carving motifs on the hilt appear Borneo Dayak as well. Though it is true that the Dayak also had... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 162
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Battara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 157
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Battara
The writing looks like Cyrillic, used by...The writing looks like Cyrillic, used by Russians, Ukrainians, and others in Eastern Europe. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 182
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Battara
This is no Native American gun stock club I've...This is no Native American gun stock club I've ever seen. No tribe I know uses a hook hilt like this. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 384
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Battara
I did that once where I made the restoration...I did that once where I made the restoration obviously different from the original. The collector/customer never came back to me again. :( It appears that the weaponry collecting community wants... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 377
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Battara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2021, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 377
Posted By
Battara
Here are my 3 kampilans:
1. Ivory, silver, and...Here are my 3 kampilans: 1. Ivory, silver, and copper/silver alloy with hair. Belonged to Maranao sultan circa 1800 with replacement coin "eyes" and later hilt mounts, and a Maranao cloth... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2021, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,024
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Battara
If you need you can reach us both through private...If you need you can reach us both through private messaging here. Jose (aka Battara) |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th January 2021, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 176
Views: 58,227
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Battara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2021, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 337
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Battara
Well I would say there are some issues with the...Well I would say there are some issues with the information in this video. I am intrigued with the armour and would have loved to hear more and it would have been great to see where they were... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2021, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 412
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Battara
I agree with Kubur. It looks like a Khyber knife...I agree with Kubur. It looks like a Khyber knife with an armour piercing tip. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2021, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 524
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Battara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th January 2021, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 445
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Battara
On your new nimcha, is that patina or enamel in...On your new nimcha, is that patina or enamel in the hilt recesses? |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2021, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 663
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Battara
Yes please post pics of the whole thing before...Yes please post pics of the whole thing before anyone else posts replies. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2021, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 571
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Battara
The patina suggests to me that the asana-asang is...The patina suggests to me that the asana-asang is bronze/brass and the ferrule perhaps low silver. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2021, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 471
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Battara
Both are junggayan.
One seems to be made of...Both are junggayan. One seems to be made of old narra wood with a horn top. The other is also narra wood but the junggayan tail appears to be broken off. Both are nice, and you are right -... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2021, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,026
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Battara
..........and I just got a lump of coal......................and I just got a lump of coal......... :rolleyes: |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2021, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,026
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Battara
I usually don't get into this form of shamshir,...I usually don't get into this form of shamshir, but Ariel this is a great example! I love the complete mounts and the extra stones in it. The ring on the hilt is a nice touch. The other mounts... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2021, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,119
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Battara
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd January 2021, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,577
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Battara
Here is a clearer version of the same weapons...Here is a clearer version of the same weapons dance from my Cherokee heritage (at the beginning of this): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNc5O7mug5E Here is a kampilan dance from one side of my... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2020, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,396
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Battara
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2020, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,396
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Battara
How wonderful GP! I'm so glad it is not a dead...How wonderful GP! I'm so glad it is not a dead art. I have always admired their work, which I find more challenging than modern Russian, etc. filigree, though their filigree is very good. Thank... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2020, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 700
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Battara
Though it looks like twist core it does also...Though it looks like twist core it does also remind me of jelly roll damascus as well. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,231
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Battara
I agree, lighter probably means aluminum, which...I agree, lighter probably means aluminum, which might indicate a later (early 1900s) dating for the hilt. And yes most I see with silver are wrapped and decorated, not cast. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2020, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,231
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