Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2024, 09:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2024, 09:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 08:51 PM
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Ah, it's a (rotan) peurise awe, covered with...
Ah, it's a (rotan) peurise awe, covered with leather instead of fabric.
Thank you! When I bid on it years ago I thought it's a peurise teumaga and painted black. I was surprised when I hold it in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 08:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 08:36 PM
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Hi Maurice,
It's a quite heavy shield with...
Hi Maurice,
It's a quite heavy shield with 1884 gram, pure leather, very thick, old and shows holes from bullets or spears, see the pics. Diameter approx. 40 cm. The leather is very hard and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 07:19 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 02:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 02:26 PM
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Thank you! :) But the real treasure is the...
Thank you! :) But the real treasure is the peurise nilo, it's a leather shield, the only known one out from a museum, see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23791&highlight=Peurise...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 01:15 PM
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Mentawai shield kurabit for sharing
I was able to acquire this shield from the Mentawai island, called kurabit.
Not as colourful as 19th century pieces but with a very nice patination overall. I guess that it's from the middle of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 12:15 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd November 2024, 10:55 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd November 2024, 12:51 AM
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Hello David,
Sorry that my question was...
Hello David,
Sorry that my question was worded inaccurately, I vow to get better! ;)
We generally have this problem with many keris which are shown here. Is a Java blade in a Bali dress a Java...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd November 2024, 12:42 AM
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Thank you gents! :)
BTW, have found the...
Thank you gents! :)
BTW, have found the thread, by the classics! :rolleyes:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=442&highlight=bugis+keris+comment
Regards,
Detlef
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2024, 09:57 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st November 2024, 09:28 PM
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Hello David,
Yes for sure! But I remember a...
Hello David,
Yes for sure! But I remember a thread where Dave Henkel has shown differents but I can't find it. When I remember correct the handle form and the gandar and atasan form can differ!?
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st November 2024, 04:17 PM
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Bugis or Sumatran?
Want to read your opinion, is this keris Bugis or Sumatran? 37,5 cm complete.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2024, 02:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2024, 02:01 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2024, 12:34 PM
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Hello Tom,
It's a real beauty, the handle is...
Hello Tom,
It's a real beauty, the handle is nicely carved and seems not splitted, it has a very nice brass crown and the scabbard with its ivory mouth is complete and undamaged. Congrats for a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st November 2024, 12:09 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
29th October 2024, 08:41 PM
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Hi Jeff,
Now you have two different...
Hi Jeff,
Now you have two different opinions! :D I guess that you will know more by cleaning the blade, when it's a local blade you will have an easy job, when it's indeed a Solingen blade you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2024, 08:27 PM
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Hi Jeff,
Nice Timor sword "type c", followed...
Hi Jeff,
Nice Timor sword "type c", followed the description from Albert. I can't help with the blade but I know that it shows a "running wolf", an old Solingen mark.
I would try to ask in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th October 2024, 08:15 PM
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