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Bennison N
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Posted: Tue 25 Mar, 2014 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Qing dao I made |
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Kevin Colwell wrote: | Here are some pics of a dao I made myself. It is a goosequill design, based on some originals. Not a direct copy. It has about 1400 layers of 1075, W2, and 1020 in the outer portions, and a W2 core. It is sanmei.
I have a shorter (25" versus 28") willow leaf blade I am fitting out now.
hope you enjoy.
(I don't have this sword anymore, as it was bought by a friend and tai chi practitioner).
I have seen shuangxue (snow crystal patterns, i.e., hamons on originals). So, I took the liberty of putting one on this blade.
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I always liked that one, Kevin! (The Goosequill is pretty much my favourite kind of sword, although Kilic and Yataghan are growing on me too. )
"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance" - Confucius
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Eric S
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Posted: Tue 01 Apr, 2014 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Kjell Magnusson wrote: | The IMO most interesting of my "foreigners", a single edged sword from Bhutan. 18th-19th century. |
Kjell, that is a nice sword!!
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Harry Marinakis
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Posted: Thu 03 Apr, 2014 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Here is my replica of a 18th C Tlingit dagger
Tlingit are peoples of the Northwest Coast of Canada
Dagger was custom made by Tod
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Craig Peters
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Posted: Sun 06 Apr, 2014 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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This is a flail that I bought from a local Chinese martial arts store. Although I use it for practicing flail as shown by Mair and Sutor, it was intended for use in Chinese martial arts, so I'm including it here. I have included a photo of it beside Albion's Templar to help give a sense of size and scale.
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Bernard Delor
Location: France Joined: 19 Nov 2010
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Posted: Tue 22 Apr, 2014 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Here's my tulwar. The blade is nicely forged, with small serration all along the edge. The hilt had a traditional Indian koftgari work, but it's almost gone.
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Jussi Ekholm
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Posted: Tue 22 Apr, 2014 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Very nice dagger Harry. I must admit that this was completely new one for me, and it gave me new knowledge. I hadn't heard about Tlingits before this.
Jussi Ekholm
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Jason McEntee
Location: Northern California Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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Posted: Tue 22 Apr, 2014 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Zulu Iklwa Short-Spear by Windlass.
"You see, a sword is three feet of tempered steel---with death dancing on every inch, and hanging like a dark star on the very point."
--Ronald Lacey, as Oswald, from Sword Of The Valiant, 1984
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Timo Nieminen
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Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 2:21 pm Post subject: Korean |
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Some Korean swords and kitchen knives.
The swords are the Hanwei Korean Cloud Sword, which is a nice accurate replica, and a good sword as well. A typical type of 18th or 19th century Korean sword. Some similar swords can be seen at http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/korean.swordlist.htm
The bottom one is, IIRC, by Munetoshi. Three Kingdoms period sword (contemporary with early Tang).
Of the kitchen knives, the larger is a modern replica, inspired by the hugely successful Korean historical drama Dae Jang Geum, about the life of a royal cook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae_Jang_Geum
The other is antique, possibly early 20th century.
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Korean kitchen knives
"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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Timo Nieminen
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Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: Caucasian |
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Kizlyar Caucasian shashka. Modern replica, made in the Caucasus. About 700g, cuts well.
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"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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Timo Nieminen
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Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 2:26 pm Post subject: Bhutanese |
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A Bhutanese sword, single-edged, open-sided scabbard. Heavy for its size.
A Bhutanese knife, late 20th century.
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"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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Mark Moore
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Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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That last knife looks cool enough, I'd wear it with my Scottish kilt.........Very dirk-ish. I like that!......McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Kevin Colwell
Industry Professional
Location: Connecticut Joined: 15 Dec 2011
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Posted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Timo - I am really drooling over the Chinese and Korean weapons you have. I really like them.
obviously, I have been trying to learn to make that style (esp. Chinese).
nice collection.
kc
If there is a lower class, I am in it
If there is a criminal element, I am of it
If there is a soul in prison, I can not be free!
E V Debs
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J. Nicolaysen
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Posted: Thu 08 May, 2014 7:19 am Post subject: Pahoa |
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Here's something you don't see every day, or at least I don't so I bought it.
No, actually I really think it is a nice blend of indigenous materials, but still potentially effective. It's a Pahoa, a dagger from Hawaii. Polynesian culture is fascinating. This one is made from swordfish bill, about 7 inches long. There were some others that had shark teeth where a hilt might be. It's modern, obviously. The maker was very nice and interesting to talk to. He said this type was made for hunting pigs and also for combat in Lua http://data.bishopmuseum.org/press/web/detail...8178-028-1
Of course we were at a luau, so who knows. Maker lives in Kula, Maui, bought at Wailea. More of his work and more about Lua found in the book in link above.
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Dean F. Marino
Location: Midland MI USA Joined: 24 Aug 2011
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Posted: Thu 08 May, 2014 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Possibly NOT what you were looking for - but these swords are definitely "non-european"...
Im Findlithui hain echant.... . Not European. Not even adan .
In edhil, hai edhil. In edain, hai edain.
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