Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th June 2026, 01:11 AM
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@ A.G. Maisey Thank you so much for the kind...
@ A.G. Maisey Thank you so much for the kind words! And for your detailed response. My idle speculation has at least led to me learning a bit more about the earliest development of the keris. (Sorry,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th May 2026, 06:39 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th May 2026, 04:22 PM
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a) The relatively short tang found on keris...
a) The relatively short tang found on keris corresponds to the short tang one sees on dagger-axes and which is essential to the way in which dagger-axes are mounted are attached to the haft.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th May 2026, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd May 2026, 02:48 PM
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Origins of the Keris?
I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any opinions on the shape of these bronze Hoko spearheads from the Kyoto National Museum. This particular form seems to be a local variant on the Chinese ge...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th December 2025, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 54
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Hi, I found the quote in question:
Lt. Col....
Hi, I found the quote in question:
Lt. Col. S. B. Miles, H.M. acting consul general at Zanzibar, regarding the fate of Capt. C. J. Brownrigg, senior British naval officer at Zanzibar, when he...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th November 2025, 08:55 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2024, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 4
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That's a very interesting knife! Would you...
That's a very interesting knife! Would you perhaps know if the antler has been coated, or just stained?
I hadn't thought of the French possibility, my initial assumption was that it was probably...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2024, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2024, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 46
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On the topic of Italian influences on Indian...
On the topic of Italian influences on Indian Ocean pirates, what do you make of this one? The hilt is a typical example of the "Turk's head" type of mid-eighteenth century Genoan dagger, but the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2024, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 4
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Indian Wootz Shamshir with antler hilt?
Hi,
Just posting this here, because I've never come across anything like this before. At first I thought the hilt slabs were made from stained ivory, but it turns out they're made from deer...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th September 2022, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 42,297
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th September 2022, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 19
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A keris for comment
Hi,
I'm new, and I just thought I'd share some items from my collection. I would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this keris esp. in terms of dapur and pamor (which is something I'm still trying...
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