| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  16th January 2008, 04:14 AM | 
	
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				 Additional Indo 
 Dear Robert and forumite :)
 
 I have documentation about parang sumbawa from my personal archive, mostly in bahasa. Please give me couple of days to get additional info and I will asked my wife to...
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	| Forum: Keris Warung Kopi  8th February 2007, 04:25 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  8th February 2007, 02:56 PM | 
	
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				 Hi :)   
Sorry John, for late response.  
  
as... 
 Hi :)
 Sorry John, for late response.
 
 as far i can see , i'm agree that the hilt is aceh style from the  shape & size. And the sew on the scabbard also the aceh style. The acehnesse ussually sew...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th January 2007, 07:45 AM | 
	
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				 Thanks Wolvie for the link. very usefull &... 
 Thanks Wolvie for the link. very usefull & informative info :)
 
 The same methode, seem to me this methode is universal and use in any other culture :)  I might be unlucky that day :)
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th January 2007, 04:53 AM | 
	
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				 Methode 
 - left thumb on the scabbard,
 - right thumb near the scabbard
 http://pics.noesantara.com/100_0360_resize.jpg
 
 
 - Position of the other finger on the back of scabbard...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th January 2007, 04:53 AM | 
	
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				 Grip and hold 
 Normally this is how I hold and unsheated the all single edge weapon for many years. the methode was teach by my guru silat ( silat teacher ) when i was in junior high school. ...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th January 2007, 04:51 AM | 
	
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				 Share - Unsheathed Safety 
 Hi there, 2 weeks ago accidently I hurt my finger when unsheathed golok banten. The edge blade cut my finger along 1,5 centimeter.
 http://pics.noesantara.com/100_0713_resize.jpg
 
 This was my...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  26th January 2007, 04:05 AM | 
	
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				 Pics - Dayak / Mandau Carving Tools 
 I have a lot of free time this week :) and finally got enough time to dig and clean up my archive.
 
 Dayak / Mandau Carving tools
 Collection :Museum National
 Circa : 1960's
 Etnics : Dayak Kenyah...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  18th January 2007, 10:28 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  18th January 2007, 10:21 AM | 
	
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				 Finally, i'm able to reach your page  ;) Very... 
 Finally, i'm able to reach your page  ;) Very Usefull and Informative, nice jobs john :)
 
 I would like make a small contributtion here.
 This is the Pics of Teuku Umar ( with rencong & sikin ) and...
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	| Forum: Keris Warung Kopi  3rd January 2007, 12:02 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  3rd January 2007, 11:36 AM | 
	
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				 I tried to access the link  ... 
 I tried to access the link
 http://home.comcast.net/~jtcrosby/Aceh.html
 
 but it give me a blank page :( maybe my internet connection not yet fully recovery because of taiqan eartquake :(
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  3rd January 2007, 11:34 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st December 2006, 05:10 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st December 2006, 05:09 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st December 2006, 05:01 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  12th December 2006, 01:20 PM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  5th December 2006, 04:02 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  5th December 2006, 03:51 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  24th November 2006, 01:35 AM | 
	
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				 Thanks Guys for your comment :)  
  
For the last... 
 Thanks Guys for your comment :)
 
 For the last 2 days i'm looking and digging more information about "abu gosok" and horn crafmanship. One of my relative who live in central java told me about the...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st November 2006, 07:41 AM | 
	
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				 Serumpet leaves & Abu Gosok 
 I would like to add the picture of leaves and abu gosok, as been state in above article.
 
 
 This is the picture of serumpet which send directly from aceh.
 http://www.laiqa.com/public/Serumpet.jpg ...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st November 2006, 07:02 AM | 
	
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				 Reserve Content 
 This is my gloomy rencong hilt
 http://www.laiqa.com/public/Polish_Before.jpg
 
 I put some "abu gosok" and put in into my hand. Then as been told by acehnesse blacksmith, i rubbed and move my hand...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  21st November 2006, 06:57 AM | 
	
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  14th November 2006, 02:36 AM | 
	
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				 Strongly Agree with Loui here :)  
  
i've... 
 Strongly Agree with Loui here :)
 
 i've visited, taking note & picture from some museum in java that have edge weapon collection ( indonesia tradisional weaponry )  Most of them is very old, unique,...
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	| Forum: Ethnographic Weapons  29th October 2006, 02:19 PM | 
	
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