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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2026, 02:08 PM
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Posted By ausjulius
i think there are by Lebanese and probably in one...

i think there are by Lebanese and probably in one are, just as palestinians hve dagger and also several sword making areas and also syrian made swords wee sold in Palestine and what is now lebanon. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th April 2026, 11:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 23,709
Posted By ausjulius
I would guess most of these are indeed from...

I would guess most of these are indeed from Lebanon and were produced there and sold in other areas. The bulk of them you see date from WW1 and WW2 and are from Australian troops. I have a bunch of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2026, 09:56 PM
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Views: 10,319
Posted By ausjulius
Not ceremonial. It's a utility knife form the...

Not ceremonial. It's a utility knife form the no.ads around lake kokonor. Take a photo of the back of the blade . These are usually quite thick but not always. Also many have an asymmetrical grind...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2026, 03:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,119
Posted By ausjulius
hi, there is nothing to indicate any boomerangs...

hi, there is nothing to indicate any boomerangs came to Vanuatu from Australia at any point in history, modern or neolithic..

they are native to the islands of Vanuatu, they are non returning and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2026, 12:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 46,119
Posted By ausjulius
her eis an example of boomerangs from vanuatu,...

her eis an example of boomerangs from vanuatu, these do not return.
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2026, 09:47 PM
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Posted By ausjulius
Bermejo was a producer of military issue swords...

Bermejo was a producer of military issue swords and drinks until a few years ago 10 years maybe. They went bankrupt producing a huge order for Colombia that was never paid for I believe. The company...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 09:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 35,222
Posted By ausjulius
No, I'd think all these dagger handles in the...

No, I'd think all these dagger handles in the Mediterranean and near East had handle shoes going back to the bronze age, that phallic shape has been in that region since that time. Look at Roman,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2026, 08:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 31,236
Posted By ausjulius
Yeah tis African. Not Polynesian or...

Yeah tis African. Not Polynesian or melanesianeaian.. chokwe clubs have similar carving on them in places, the head and Shaft. But there is many different ethnic groups in southern and south...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2026, 08:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,170
Posted By ausjulius
Hehe yeah basically that. Newly made, sold in...

Hehe yeah basically that. Newly made, sold in Afghanistan istan/Pakistan. Some arealso made in North western India. Not an antique gun
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2026, 08:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,804
Posted By ausjulius
No what it is so that many blades are not made in...

No what it is so that many blades are not made in I doa or Pakistan and are not forged. They are a single 2.5 or 3mm sheet. Of steel. Then a rip of steel is welded on either side of the blade. Then a...
Forum: European Armoury 7th February 2026, 08:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,740
Posted By ausjulius
Could be made forma mix of parts. The burr is...

Could be made forma mix of parts. The burr is crooked on the pommel and the blade is not aligned with the handle and guard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st February 2026, 08:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 31,236
Posted By ausjulius
That is a Fijian club in your picture, the OP...

That is a Fijian club in your picture, the OP club is very very different and is of a southern African style.
Forum: European Armoury 1st February 2026, 02:02 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 14,647
Posted By ausjulius
I would say this is a 19th century english made...

I would say this is a 19th century english made fantasy swords used of gaudy panoply displays where people wanted a curtain look and didn't nessicarily can't beat up old antiques. Spain and England...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th January 2026, 12:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,086
Posted By ausjulius
we await pictures.

we await pictures.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2026, 04:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 31,236
Posted By ausjulius
Also forgot to add.. Have a look at Zulu,...

Also forgot to add..
Have a look at Zulu, Shona, Matabele and so on wood carving patterns. Or Zulu patters, it's usually grooved bands and triangles with lines, pretty typical sort of pattern they...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2026, 04:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 31,236
Posted By ausjulius
Yeah i wouldn't be following anything AI says at...

Yeah i wouldn't be following anything AI says at all 🤣.. remember it's idiotic replies are based on our own idiocy. It's not "intelligent" .. it's artificial "opinions" .
There's nothing linking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2025, 08:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 14,949
Posted By ausjulius
Pretty common I'd presume. As older weapons many...

Pretty common I'd presume. As older weapons many are only edged quenched and many are laminated on an iron blade.
I've seen plenty with bends
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2025, 09:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,065
Posted By ausjulius
i believe it is a type of small turf cutter. ...

i believe it is a type of small turf cutter.
there is various sizes of these.. i could be wrong. but this appear to be what it is..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2025, 08:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,523
Posted By ausjulius
Hey, yes it's a high price but also an...

Hey, yes it's a high price but also an exceptionally rare item.
As to their use, I'd imagine they are hunting clubs or weapons. If they were some sort of ceremonial sceptre I'd expect a more...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th November 2025, 11:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,523
Posted By ausjulius
haha damn small world, i was about to post this...

haha damn small world, i was about to post this throwing club. went for more than id like to pay unfortunately i probably pushed up your final price a little.. it is indeed Taiwanese as far as i...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th November 2025, 09:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,628
Posted By ausjulius
Hi Jim , yeah the whole Tatar thing its the bane...

Hi Jim , yeah the whole Tatar thing its the bane of the Kazan bulgar people.

.. but most Bulgar people in Russia just accept its common for other people to call them "tatars".. which definitely...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2025, 09:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 23,628
Posted By ausjulius
The Mongols, kipchaks and their ancestors had a...

The Mongols, kipchaks and their ancestors had a number of armour piercing dagger like weapons. . Hence the word for a dagger in many middle eastern, arabic, , Slavic and such languages in based on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2025, 12:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 38,465
Posted By ausjulius
hehe theyed be gnawing it right off the tangs..

hehe theyed be gnawing it right off the tangs..
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 10:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 27,177
Posted By ausjulius
its not a golok, and not in any style of malay...

its not a golok, and not in any style of malay golok as such.

that blade is way smooth and nicely ground and struck to nicely to be a cheap Chinese imported item.
i see the rivet in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th October 2025, 10:02 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 58,716
Posted By ausjulius
hi Paatterson25. as you have the sword in hand...

hi Paatterson25. as you have the sword in hand now? some more much more details photos would be in order. im inclined to agree the guard DOES indeed look like a tulwar disk !
lets have some more...
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