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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2025, 02:48 PM
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Are the edges of this type of khodmi cold...

Are the edges of this type of khodmi cold hammered (work hardened)?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2025, 03:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 930
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For really dry wood I've been experimenting with...

For really dry wood I've been experimenting with lots of almond oil. The wood just soaks it up because of its extremely low viscosity. Then after a few days to a week I add the coats of linseed oil.
Forum: European Armoury 30th June 2025, 02:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,378
Posted By Interested Party
Is the edge beveled evenly on both sides or was...

Is the edge beveled evenly on both sides or was it chisel ground at one time?
Forum: European Armoury 29th June 2025, 06:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,335
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It looks like a heavy thrusting blade compared to...

It looks like a heavy thrusting blade compared to a rapier. I think of it less as a flamed blade and closer to a serrated blade. Against an unarmored opponent or a person in quilted armor, the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2025, 05:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,935
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Great point everyone. Really good discussion of...

Great point everyone. Really good discussion of an interesting item. Noone has mentioned something I find really interesting. The snake's head is on the inside (medial) aspect of the handle as it is...
Forum: European Armoury 28th June 2025, 05:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,035
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Wink Plow shards, scythes, crosscut saws, anything...

Plow shards, scythes, crosscut saws, anything handy. Some took a good edge some didn't. When I was a kid/young man I would see them at the flee markets for a few dollars, I guess $4-30 in today's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2025, 02:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,168
Posted By Interested Party
What materials are you thinking of using?

What materials are you thinking of using?
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2025, 03:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,669
Posted By Interested Party
I would love to see the "loop" in detail when you...

I would love to see the "loop" in detail when you have a chance. The monogram's T reminds me of an orthodox cross. The laurel motifs give the ensemble a military feel. The decorations have stippled...
Forum: European Armoury 7th May 2025, 05:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,956
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First, two questions if someone had the answers:...

First, two questions if someone had the answers: 1) Did the early Bowies made like kitchen knives have distal tapers, were they on the blade and/or tang? 2) For that matter did the trade knives...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2025, 03:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,134
Posted By Interested Party
A picture of the entire piece would be nice for...

A picture of the entire piece would be nice for the archives : )
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2025, 06:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 22,841
Posted By Interested Party
Pretty. What does the blade's tip look like?

Pretty. What does the blade's tip look like?
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd May 2025, 07:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 80,865
Posted By Interested Party
Nice find. I really like the "flint...

Nice find. I really like the "flint purse"!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2025, 01:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 50,497
Posted By Interested Party
Example of "arrowhead" on a newer kris for examination

Hi here are some pictures I have been meaning to add to this thread for a while. To me it shows an arrowhead feature on a kris that I would guess was not older than the last quarter or the nineteenth...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2025, 05:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,213
Posted By Interested Party
Thank you for a well thought out reply, as...

Thank you for a well thought out reply, as always. I will double back on my tumpal research, start over, reassess, and try to understand more. I know that they are old from before the Hindu conquest...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th April 2025, 03:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,213
Posted By Interested Party
Mr. Maisey I am not questioning your assessment,...

Mr. Maisey I am not questioning your assessment, but I do have a question on what about the blade itself makes it look recent. What about the blades gives it away? Is it the profile or that the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd April 2025, 11:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 25,805
Posted By Interested Party
Thanks for posting this historically fascinating...

Thanks for posting this historically fascinating sword. Did a riveted handle and baka baka change the feel of the sword upon impact?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2025, 01:27 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 39,043
Posted By Interested Party
Here is another discussion of this type of...

Here is another discussion of this type of gunong.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28826
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2025, 01:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 23,327
Posted By Interested Party
Two ideas cross my mind. 1) Part of a set of...

Two ideas cross my mind. 1) Part of a set of later dueling swords. 2) Someone shortened a practice foil either where it snapped or to where it appeared to have enough rigidity to penetrate...
Forum: European Armoury 13th January 2025, 02:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 48,825
Posted By Interested Party
Haha the flax thing crossed my mind for a second...

Haha the flax thing crossed my mind for a second as well. My only guess is chipping ice. It would not drag well. Sorry I thought that this was the one you were writing about originally as it came up...
Forum: European Armoury 9th January 2025, 01:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 48,825
Posted By Interested Party
Have we considered that ice ax is not a piolet...

Have we considered that ice ax is not a piolet but is an ice ax. The teeth could be for chipping large amounts of ice.
Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2025, 01:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 48,825
Posted By Interested Party
Is this the one? My gut says tool and that the...

Is this the one? My gut says tool and that the spikes are a comb, but for what? I think the handle is a recent replacement. Too bad they didn't post a pic of the eye.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2025, 01:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 15,905
Posted By Interested Party
I saw "E.M. SOLIS." Though it could be ...

I saw "E.M. SOLIS." Though it could be "E.M.SOL.IS." as well.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th December 2024, 01:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 50,497
Posted By Interested Party
Not at all Jeff. Lots of discussion and...

Not at all Jeff. Lots of discussion and datapoints are the dream. I was having trouble seeing the differences between examples. I created this tread to help understand regional differences in the...
Forum: European Armoury 15th December 2024, 01:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,567
Posted By Interested Party
Am I seeing it wrong or is the blade in pictures...

Am I seeing it wrong or is the blade in pictures 1 & 3 orientated with the back of the blade facing forward?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 50,497
Posted By Interested Party
No worries. I am glad your insomnia is more...

No worries. I am glad your insomnia is more productive than mine. I am sorry that I can't give you dimensions of the last blade. I have been preoccupied with adulting lately and it slipped through my...
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