True Combat Value of Wootz
Excellent, wide-ranging discussion about wootz/pulad. Participants include metallurgists, smiths and sword-makers.
Notes on development of Modern Sabers - Role of Eastern Europe & The Hussars
Shaver Kool
FYI The production of crucible Damascus steel
By Ann Feuerbach, Ph.D.
FYI Brief history of crucible damascus steel
By Ann Feuerbach, Ph.D.
Magnetic Weapons
Meteoric iron used for keris's vs. for Indian weapons
Sliding Weights
The Big Takouba Thread
Two Kampilan and a Question
Best Ethnographic Sites
The Big Flyssa Thread
The 20th Century British Military Pattern Gurkha Issue Kukri
"Black Sea" Yataghan/Laz Bichaq
Early Makers Trade Marks
Marking of weapons: Anthropologically and Sociologically
Contemporary Thai Swords
The Criollo (creole) Knives from Argentina - Article by A. Domenech
Indo-Persian Blades in the Collection of E. Gene Beall by Dr. Ann Feuerbach
CITES-An Informal Guide
Origin of the Kampilan?
Piha Kaetta
Dayak Parang Face Gallery
Bibliographies
Photographing Weapons--The Details
Period Photos w/Weapons
Very Old Kris--Plus, check out link to another good, related thread in first post
St. Peter's Knife?
Downloadable books/articles
Kukris: An Evolution in Pictures
European Swords in the Deccan
You can find a PDF file of Robert Elgood's article,
Swords in the Deccan in the 16th and 17th Centuries: Their manufacture and the influence of European imports, in this thread.
Kaskara in Silver Dress: an essay for comment and discussion by Ed Hunley
Kaskara Cross-guards—a second essay for comment and discussion by Ed Hunley
Kaskara Fuller Styles and Some Blade Marks--a third essay for comment and discussion by Ed Hunley
Edited PDF versions of these three threads on the
kaskara can be found in this site's Geographical Index
here
The Late Lew Waldman's Ethnographic Arms and Armor Collection. Lew was a Staff Member of this Forum for several years and had a nice collection of ethnographic arms and armor. When he passed away, Dr Lee Jones helped to sell off Lew's collection for his family, and in the process put together this pictorial display of the collection plus descriptions for each item.
PAKARANG KALAMANTAN (BORNEO BJADES)
Garab Patterns A collection of pictures of some very fine Visasyan
garab illustrating various blade patterns.