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Bennison N




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PostPosted: Tue 25 Mar, 2014 3:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Qing dao I made         Reply with quote

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.

kc


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. Happy )

"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance" - Confucius

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Eric S




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PostPosted: Tue 01 Apr, 2014 12:34 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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




PostPosted: Thu 03 Apr, 2014 5:42 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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




PostPosted: Sun 06 Apr, 2014 8:36 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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




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PostPosted: Tue 22 Apr, 2014 8:03 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue 22 Apr, 2014 9:08 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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.
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Jason McEntee




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PostPosted: Tue 22 Apr, 2014 1:24 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 2:21 pm    Post subject: Korean         Reply with quote

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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"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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PostPosted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 2:23 pm    Post subject: Caucasian         Reply with quote

Kizlyar Caucasian shashka. Modern replica, made in the Caucasus. About 700g, cuts well.


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Timo Nieminen




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PostPosted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 2:26 pm    Post subject: Bhutanese         Reply with quote

A Bhutanese sword, single-edged, open-sided scabbard. Heavy for its size.

A Bhutanese knife, late 20th century.



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Mark Moore




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PostPosted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 3:56 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

That last knife looks cool enough, I'd wear it with my Scottish kilt.........Very dirk-ish. Laughing Out Loud I like that!......McM
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Kevin Colwell
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PostPosted: Wed 23 Apr, 2014 5:44 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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

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J. Nicolaysen




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PostPosted: Thu 08 May, 2014 7:19 am    Post subject: Pahoa         Reply with quote

Here's something you don't see every day, or at least I don't so I bought it. Laughing Out Loud

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




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PostPosted: Thu 08 May, 2014 2:18 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Possibly NOT what you were looking for - but these swords are definitely "non-european"...

















Im Findlithui hain echant.... Happy. Not European. Not even adan Happy.

In edhil, hai edhil. In edain, hai edain.
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