This is an Indonesian Kris, Kris play a large role in hindu mythology and are often cosidered living entities instead of tools, some were considered so powerful that they could leap out their sheath and kill by themselves if they were disrespected. They are considered status symbols and huge amounts of effort, material, time and superstition go into making and choosing the right owner for the kris, such as hand length and the amount of bends in the blade (uneven numbers, particulary 9 and 21, are considered lucky).

These are a collection of battle axe muskets from the tower collection in london, the photo was taken by James McInnich

Tibetan kora

Kangling Tibetan buddhist trumpet made from bronze encased human femur bone

Method of ngala execution

Ngala execution sword from 2nd half of 19th century

Chinese sword catcher

African Hutu sickle sword

Iron/copper Chinese maces

Cameroon throwing knife

19th century Sioux Indian stone headed war club

intro

Hi my name is Jake and i have made this blog to show some the aspects of collecting antique weapons and oddities from around the world. I find the history and tradition of many of these objects to be fascinating. I have been personally collecting myself for just over 12 years and now have a collection running into the hundreds (much to the annoyance of my partner)