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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2026, 12:49 AM
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Posted By Battara
Very nice. I had to make a scabbard for mine...

Very nice. I had to make a scabbard for mine (has a gold crown on it).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2026, 12:47 AM
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Views: 2,585
Posted By Battara
I almost went for this but school work got in the...

I almost went for this but school work got in the way. The under bands looks like swassa or copper/bronze.

Congratulations!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2026, 12:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,755
Posted By Battara
I would add that from left to right, #7 with the...

I would add that from left to right, #7 with the fist is probably Katipunan with albino carabao horn.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th May 2026, 11:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,656
Posted By Battara
Interesting sword. Luzon/Quezon? Hmm. Not seen...

Interesting sword. Luzon/Quezon? Hmm. Not seen this before. Thanks for posting.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th April 2026, 03:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 119,657
Posted By Battara
What Detlef said....... The copper in the...

What Detlef said.......

The copper in the swassa makes it tarnish black over time. However, the gold in it delays it somewhat.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2026, 01:30 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 119,657
Posted By Battara
Ok...........A is the older one. It has come to...

Ok...........A is the older one. It has come to my attention that C might have a separate ganga, so maybe pushed back to 1910s-1920s.

On copper baka-baka clamps: I think it was more of expense...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2026, 01:21 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 23,983
Posted By Battara
Nice catch Detlef. Yes I missed that. I'd...

Nice catch Detlef. Yes I missed that.

I'd then maybe push it no later than the 1910s-1920s.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2026, 01:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 23,983
Posted By Battara
I say 1920s due to the style of okir work at the...

I say 1920s due to the style of okir work at the base (ganga) of the blade, and the fact that the ganga is not separated from the rest of the blade.

Also it is from the Maguindanao tribe.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2026, 01:11 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 119,657
Posted By Battara
This piece looks to me to be Maguindanao based on...

This piece looks to me to be Maguindanao based on the base blade style and on the okir work. I would also place this in the 1910s-1930s?

The bottom one I would attribute to the same tribe, but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th April 2026, 01:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,418
Posted By Battara
For our records:

For our records:
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 25th April 2026, 12:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 17,638
Posted By Battara
I agree - Tuareg

I agree - Tuareg
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2026, 03:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,466
Posted By Battara
Nice work. Is the blade solid or a two ply...

Nice work.

Is the blade solid or a two ply sheet metal?

Is this from Yemen?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2026, 02:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,418
Posted By Battara
Oh yes. Would have an interesting effect on...

Oh yes. Would have an interesting effect on attacking swords.

These are rare, and yours is a rare variant of the rare.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th April 2026, 02:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,660
Posted By Battara
Kind looks like a Magunindanao hilt on an early...

Kind looks like a Magunindanao hilt on an early Sulu blade. I'll look at my info to see what tribe the cloth mansala comes from.

Nice piece. Might have had a strip of silver for copper on top...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th April 2026, 05:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,418
Posted By Battara
You have a nice complete, and spiked example...

You have a nice complete, and spiked example there.

Here is mine for comparison.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th April 2026, 07:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,690
Posted By Battara
I would definitely say a Sulu blade, and a 1700s...

I would definitely say a Sulu blade, and a 1700s one at that.

The pommel reminds me of those found on some Maguindanao kris.

Clean it first, then etch. You might be surprised.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th March 2026, 07:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,101
Posted By Battara
I think it is more in the form of a plant.

I think it is more in the form of a plant.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th March 2026, 09:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,101
Posted By Battara
Nice true example. I agree with everything you...

Nice true example. I agree with everything you have assessed. The carving one the hilt and the style of carving on the scabbard tell me that this is indeed an older garab.

The only thing I would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2026, 09:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,774
Posted By Battara
W:eek:W! And all of that inlay is intact!...

W:eek:W!


And all of that inlay is intact! The hilt is suassa overlay on copper in between woven silver bands.

I would say that either the some of the silver inlay is tarnished or it was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2026, 01:51 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 35,218
Posted By Battara
This blade is from the Maguindanao tribe. They...

This blade is from the Maguindanao tribe. They make a lot of (if not all of) these blades. It looks like a separate ganga to me, but many times the fit is so tight that lines practically disappear....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2026, 01:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 23,499
Posted By Battara
Nice work Detlef!

Nice work Detlef!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2026, 01:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 7,490
Posted By Battara
Nice gaucho knife. Congratulations!

Nice gaucho knife. Congratulations!
Forum: Swap Forum 3rd March 2026, 07:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,052
Posted By Battara
SOLD

SOLD
Forum: Swap Forum 3rd March 2026, 04:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,052
Posted By Battara
ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT.

ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2026, 04:40 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 111,863
Posted By Battara
Greetings and welcome to our little forum! ...

Greetings and welcome to our little forum!

Since it is European, I'll move this over to the European section where they could provide more help.

I don't know about it being a letter opener, but...
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