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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2025, 04:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,526
Posted By Maurice
Hi Willem and Albert, Thank you for your...

Hi Willem and Albert,

Thank you for your reply!
It's already hanging at our wall, so I can enjoy it every time I'm coming home from work. :)

Best wishes,
Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th September 2025, 08:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,150
Posted By Maurice
Congrats with your find! A very old rudoïh,...

Congrats with your find!
A very old rudoïh, with attractive laminated blade, and (sometimes present) typical engraving on the back.
The brass piece at the hilt is rather rare, and not often...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th September 2025, 07:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,526
Posted By Maurice
Thank you! 🙏

Thank you! 🙏
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2025, 07:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,526
Posted By Maurice
One star Peurise Awe

I've added an interesting peurise awe, with one large brass star ornament in the centre.
The star is from the same size of the star in the centre of my very large Peurise.

This is the second one...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th September 2025, 07:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,305
Posted By Maurice
Hi Detlef! Congrats with this interesting...

Hi Detlef!

Congrats with this interesting find. Interesting piece, showing age!

Colourful piece for sure.

Kind regards,
Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th June 2025, 07:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,767
Posted By Maurice
I attached some photos of a similar rencong,...

I attached some photos of a similar rencong, which I took from Arjan's website. I bought this one and it is now in the collection of a good friend.
Maybe you can use the photos as example for your...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th June 2025, 04:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,767
Posted By Maurice
Hi Jose, Nice rencong! I also think this one...

Hi Jose,

Nice rencong! I also think this one is from Aceh and not Gayo. Though I have seen these type of hilts also with typical Gayo fittings.
That seems not the case with yours.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2025, 02:00 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 139,673
Posted By Maurice
Congrats Detlef, Nice shield. Sometimes...

Congrats Detlef,

Nice shield. Sometimes these old damages bring character to, in this case, the peurise.
I have several objects with clear 'war' damages. Most of these were pick-ups from the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2025, 02:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,963
Posted By Maurice
Hi Yuri, About the measurements: Total...

Hi Yuri,

About the measurements:

Total length 955 mm, blade length (bolster excluded) 800 mm, width at guard 28 mm, thickness of the blades spine at guard 7 mm, weight 860 g.

Kind regards, ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2025, 02:00 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,963
Posted By Maurice
Hello Jim, Many thanks for the extensive...

Hello Jim,

Many thanks for the extensive explanation.
It is absolutely fascinating, to learn more about the history of these impressive swords.

It looks like there was a change in blades in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th April 2025, 01:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,131
Posted By Maurice
Hi Jose, Yes, I know. But there were some...

Hi Jose,

Yes, I know. But there were some members here years ago, who were able to help out with these kind of translations on Aceh weapons. Maybe they're not active members anymore....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2025, 08:20 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 33,963
Posted By Maurice
Hi, A fine looking Nimcha (in my eyes,...

Hi,

A fine looking Nimcha (in my eyes, though it is not my field of collecting, so my knowledge of these is far less than some others here, like Jim).

Though I am intreged by the history of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th April 2025, 08:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,131
Posted By Maurice
Nobody able to translate the text?

Nobody able to translate the text?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd April 2025, 01:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,131
Posted By Maurice
Translation on rencong scabbard

Hello,

Can anybody translate what's on my rencong scabbard?

Thank you in advance,
Maurice
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th April 2025, 11:08 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 28,869
Posted By Maurice
And how about Javanese kerisses of this small...

And how about Javanese kerisses of this small length?
Are they more common in Java?

Kind refegards,
Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2025, 09:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,954
Posted By Maurice
To me, it looks great! It does still look very...

To me, it looks great!
It does still look very old, but much better than before.
Good job!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2025, 11:52 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 98,821
Posted By Maurice
And on this hilt the same motif, but more...

And on this hilt the same motif, but more elaborately carved.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st April 2025, 10:03 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 98,821
Posted By Maurice
Hi Detlef, I recently added a Gayo keris,...

Hi Detlef,

I recently added a Gayo keris, wit a wooden hilt with similar carved motifs.

Regards,
Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 28th March 2025, 08:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 158,311
Posted By Maurice
I have bought a dated kettle from Java (1859). ...

I have bought a dated kettle from Java (1859).
Rather rare to find I suppose, as I almost never find these on the market.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2025, 08:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 42,405
Posted By Maurice
Here an early 20thC photo of a native of...

Here an early 20thC photo of a native of Sarulangun, a regency in Jambi.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2025, 08:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 42,405
Posted By Maurice
Most people assume that podangs are used by some...

Most people assume that podangs are used by some dayak tribes in Borneo (Iban or Dusun tribes), or by the Batak's in Sumatra.
However the podang was used in different parts of Sumatra also, for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2025, 09:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 42,405
Posted By Maurice
Thumbs down A one of a kind as far as I know. Congrats!...

A one of a kind as far as I know.
Congrats! I've seen it in the auction.
I guess it is Sumatran, but I don't know to nail down the exact area. I guess somewhere Central Sumatran?
It doesn't look...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd March 2025, 08:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 158,311
Posted By Maurice
Very nice, and underestimated unfortunately! ...

Very nice, and underestimated unfortunately!

Here some photos of brass kettle from Upland of Padang and Javanese kêndie.
(Source Prof T.J. Bezemer & Jasper en Pirngadie)

Regards,
Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2025, 06:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 19,570
Posted By Maurice
This was my south Celebes sword with VOC blade...

This was my south Celebes sword with VOC blade (made original in Solingen for cutlasses / hangers, and with sword cutters marks/VOC monograms/VOC chamber initials/date).

The scabbard is leather...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2025, 05:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 19,570
Posted By Maurice
Hi, I've seen leather covered scabbards...

Hi,

I've seen leather covered scabbards several times on old (or even very old) swords from different areas.
For instance on javanese pedang, south Celebes swords, achenese swords (peudeueng)...
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