Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2022, 06:00 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2022, 09:11 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2022, 04:04 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2022, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 5
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mandau number 2
This is the other mandau (see my other thread).
The handle is made of wood and quite simple. The blade is convex on the outside and hollow ground on the inside. When you look over the back, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2022, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th March 2022, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 2
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Mandau for comment
Hello, I have received two mandaus here. Actually this is outside my collectible area but, as I couldn't resist them, I made a bid on the auction they were offered at and won them.
Of course I did...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2022, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 40
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Forum: European Armoury
24th January 2022, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 76
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2022, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 23,373
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2022, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 40
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Forum: European Armoury
13th January 2022, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 76
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Interesting discussion about the hook. I myself...
Interesting discussion about the hook. I myself have a Dutch cavalry officers saber model 1813. This one also has this strange hook (see pictures).
A few years ago there was a large auction of 556...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th January 2022, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2022, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 40
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Hi Ron,
It is indeed a formidable weapon....
Hi Ron,
It is indeed a formidable weapon. The first time I saw one was at a flea market in Den Bosch in 1990. The man asked 50 guilders. I had little interest in it at the time, and it wasn't just...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2022, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 40
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Klewang M1940??
Time to reopen this topic. Recently I bought a Klewang. It comes from a private individual who inherited it from her grandfather. Unfortunately, the woman was unable to tell how her grandfather came...
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Forum: European Armoury
11th December 2021, 11:10 AM
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It doesn't seem very active at the moment so...
It doesn't seem very active at the moment so don't think I'll put a lot of time and effort into preserving it. If you want to do that well, you have to put it in demineralized water for a longer...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th December 2021, 05:19 PM
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ship swivel gun
The postman brought me this ship swivel gun today. Bought at auction, and the only one to bid on it.
According to the description it was dredged near Malaysia. The caliber is about 4cm. Total...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th November 2021, 12:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2021, 01:31 PM
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Shin gunto question
The VOC pendant from my previous thread came together with this shin gunto type 98. It has had a visibly tough life. It is signed under the handle, but no matter how hard I try, I can't figure out...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2021, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 34
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Forum: European Armoury
25th November 2021, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2021, 05:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2021, 05:26 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2021, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: European Armoury
17th November 2021, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,426
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Forum: European Armoury
15th November 2021, 11:07 AM
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