Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th January 2008, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,148
Wow
To A. G. Maisey,
I feel like Watson. How the deuce did you know that Holmes?! I compared the hilt on my keris side by side to a bandolan hilt that I am certain is Balinese and for sure the one on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th January 2008, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,676
Dirk?
Hi All,
My wife is partial to triangular blades so this one followed us home. I'm curious as to what you all make of it. To me it looks western. US civil war naval dirk perhaps? (The condition looks...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th January 2008, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,148
it was a sunny day
Hi All,
Here are better pictures of my possible Bali/Java hybrid. I have included new photos of the blade tip and base, hilt, wranka, and pendok. The blade size and hilt say Bali but everything else...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2008, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 19,864
down in flames
Hi Battara,
Well, that certainly shoots that theory all to heck. I made an assumption based on an incorrect interpretation of the replies and you know what happens when you assume instead of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th January 2008, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 19,864
Pre & Post WWII draw?
Hi All,
Could the difference in carry styles be the result of Japanese influence? The two older photos look to be pre WWII while the newer photo looks like it could be post WWII. If that's true, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2008, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,636
Philippine Blade?
Hi All,
The blade doesn't look Philippine to me but I have a gunnong with a similar tang bolster. Maybe some of the Philippine experts (especially the ones that collect gunnong) could help out here?...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th January 2008, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 18,314
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th January 2008, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,148
Hi kai,
Thanks for the reply. I'll try to take...
Hi kai,
Thanks for the reply. I'll try to take some better pictures this weekend if I get good sunlight. Do many eastern Java keris have Balinese hilts and do the blades in some cases tend to be...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th January 2008, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 17,076
Here's another
Hi All,
I have one of these also. This is my favorite Javanese dapor lok. I too would like to know more about this shape. The lok on my blade are less deeply curved than in sukuh's examples. It's...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th January 2008, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,148
another hybrid?
Hi All,
I've been following this discussion avidly because of a keris that I recently purchased that seems to be a Balinese/Javanese hybrid. I would have entered the discussion earlier but today was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2008, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,731
In defense of the hilt
Hi All,
Perhaps I'm wrong but to me the overall shape of the hilt shows a remarkable degree of grace. I think the crudity is due to the fact that this is a hilt blank, not a finished hilt. From what...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2008, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,185
Contact Dr Anna
Hi sandeepsingh,
For historical perspective and geographical distribution I would strongly recommend "Crucible Steel in Central Asia: Production, Use and Origins" which is the doctoral thesis of Dr....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2008, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,138
Thanks for the kind words
Hi Jim Mcdougall,
Thanks for the compliment. How the sound, phrasing, and rhythm of spoken English varies around the world is remarkable to me but what I really find amazing, and perhaps unmatched,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2007, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,488
Hi Henk,
Indeed the knife itself could have a...
Hi Henk,
Indeed the knife itself could have a Turkish origin but I think it unlikely that a Muslim Turk would have adorned it with a representational engraving let alone one taken from Greek...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2007, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,488
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2007, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,138
who's standard?
Hi fernando,
In some parts of Texas "help" is pronounced as almost two syllables (hailp) and in New England "stop" is also almost two syllables (sto-op). Boston's beloved Sox have a similar sound....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2007, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,488
It's Greek to me
Hi All,
I believe the sea creature is a dolphin and the rider is the mythological Greek musician Arion. The woodcuts in the vihuela book "Seys Libros del Delfin de Musica" by Narváez published at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2007, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,012
Have book, no scanner
Hi Blackiacrau,
I have the book but no scanner. Perhaps someone on the forum with both could make a scan and email it to you. The book was published in 1969 by Arco Publishing Company, 219 Park...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2007, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,012
Ang Dao
Hi Blacklacrau,
P. S. Rawson in The Indian Sword on pg 58 lists your piece as one of the ceremonial and obsolete dao of milemnok descent of the Ang people. Congratulations, I think you have a very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2007, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,229
Thanks for the tip
Hi Battara,
Thanks for the tip on blade shape transformation as a clue to age. One thing you and I agree on is my blade was made well after the turn of the 20th century. For my part, whether the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2007, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 28,898
Post 1904
Hi Tatyana Dianova,
According to The Knives of Finland by Lester C. Ristinen, "A much lamented "blood grove" was ground into the blades by the Kauhava knifemakers beginning in 1905. Finnish knife...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2007, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,229
Butt Cap matches
Hi All,
Battara, your butt cap and mine match very well so, even though the hilts (and blades) are shaped very differently, I think that a Luzon and Pampangan origin is an inescapable conclusion....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2007, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,229
Butt Cap Photo
Hi Robert,
Here's a clear photo of the butt cap. It's too bad that the flash washed out the patina. In reality, the butt cap is a mellow gold color with a hint of verdigris. You know, in a way the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th November 2007, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,229
This week for Butt cap
Hi All,
Yeah, the butt cap is as nice as the photo is lousy. I'll try to get a better shot on Monday. By the way, the work on the ferrule is really good also since the hilt was carved away to match...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2007, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,229
Thanks for the response
Hi, kronckew & Robert,
Thanks for the kindness of your responses. I don't think my knife can be considered a bolo because it doesn't have the requisite weight forward characteristics, rather it...
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