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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th January 2017, 12:01 PM
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Posted By satsujinken
I'll take your word for it, Marius at least for...

I'll take your word for it, Marius
at least for now

I will study this intriguing piece further and post any updates here

Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th January 2017, 11:59 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
you may be right, what I see is actually if the...

you may be right, what I see is actually if the item was buried for 700 years or so, and it was made from iron, the corrosion rate should be higher and evenly spread
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th January 2017, 11:46 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
I honestly don't know, the current owner said he...

I honestly don't know, the current owner said he bought it from a farmer in Bojonegoro, who found the blade when digging for irrigation ditch

have to check first whether Bojonegoro has...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th January 2017, 04:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
got an offer for something like that, recently...

got an offer for something like that, recently found buried in rice field near a river in Bojonegoro

this type as you are well aware is (supposedly) from Kabudhan or Majapahit era. They said old...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th January 2017, 03:00 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
no wonder I never heard of it before. And that's...

no wonder I never heard of it before. And that's exactly why I come here ... to ask for advice from you :D

Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th January 2017, 04:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
the funny thing is the blade is light but not...

the funny thing is the blade is light but not that spongy. It is solid ... trust me it really felt like wood, well - until you put a magnet unto it

too bad we live so far apart ... I am dreaming...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th January 2017, 04:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
so my guess is right ? kamardikan ? I...

so my guess is right ? kamardikan ?

I believed the previous owner used metal cleaners to clean the blade, but hey, the metal do looked like metal used in gamelan

Would you mind explaining more...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th January 2017, 04:30 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
nah, I always buy the blade, not the story :D ...

nah, I always buy the blade, not the story :D
but I do have my limitations when it comes to knowledge and experience. That's why I come here :D


Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd January 2017, 12:00 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 85,057
Posted By satsujinken
you need to turn off the vibrate mode on the...

you need to turn off the vibrate mode on the keris :P
just kidding, Pusaka

I am an Indonesian and used to hear such stories, but never witnessed one myself

the weirdest thing happened to me...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd January 2017, 11:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
I have to admit (shame to myself) that I failed...

I have to admit (shame to myself) that I failed to recognize this piece as metal based

the sound when you clink other metallic object to it, the weight, the feel , almost anything about it is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd January 2017, 11:37 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
label reads : straight keris : bronze ...

label reads :

straight keris : bronze
dhapur : sinom
tangguh : mataraman
Rongko : ladrang solo
wood : sono keling
pendhak : slorok kuningan sari
length : 36 cm, peksi 7.5 cm
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2017, 11:31 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 22,748
Posted By satsujinken
it's a colichemarde sword, halfway in evolution...

it's a colichemarde sword, halfway in evolution to rapier, with half of the blade still wide, to parry heavier sword

popular in 16-17 th century, if I'm not mistaken
congratulations

Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd January 2017, 11:26 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 33,870
Posted By satsujinken
Bronze keris ?

in line with pusaka's post here's a bronze keris offered to me by local seller here in Indonesia

Dhapur sinom, with quite nice crisp lines, making me assume the blade is kamardikan era, but the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd January 2017, 11:21 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
hi all Thanks for the interest of the blade ...

hi all

Thanks for the interest of the blade

1. The blade stick to magnet !! this amazed me ... I used refrigerator ornament magnet and did not expect it to stick but it is !!

2. if you put...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd December 2016, 04:06 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
leather ?? hmmm ... I don't think it's leather,...

leather ?? hmmm ... I don't think it's leather, wood is the most probable
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd December 2016, 03:40 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
thanks for the input I will try to contact...

thanks for the input

I will try to contact my friend (this keris was one of his father's pusaka, before he passed away) to gather more stories

and after some discussion with couple of friends...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd December 2016, 09:34 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
closer look and why do I think this one is...

closer look

and why do I think this one is unique, because eyes can be deceiving

you can look closely and you'll find nothing unusual, just plain old keris in not so good quality

but this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd December 2016, 09:29 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,243
Posted By satsujinken
unusual keris

Hi

this one is from my private collection. Got this keris around 7 - 8 years ago, almost for free, after the previous owner died and his son no longer wanted to keep one

eyes can be deceiving,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd December 2016, 05:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,449
Posted By satsujinken
thanks, Marius a new keris in good condition...

thanks, Marius

a new keris in good condition is way better than new one artificially aged

Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th December 2016, 07:54 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,131
Posted By satsujinken
3 I think Donny

3 I think

Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th December 2016, 10:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,906
Posted By satsujinken
thanks, Kai the owner merely wanted to know...

thanks, Kai

the owner merely wanted to know more about this blade he kept since 1946 (not 1942, my mistake)

donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th December 2016, 10:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,449
Posted By satsujinken
agree at some point as the rate of corrosion...

agree at some point as the rate of corrosion seems to be weird on that area, looked like "welded" to me

Donny
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th December 2016, 09:40 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,390
Posted By satsujinken
wohooooo a good literature !! many thanks

wohooooo a good literature !!

many thanks
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th December 2016, 08:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,449
Posted By satsujinken
river found - old ?? don't think so

This was offered to me, the seller said it was found on the river along with 3 more keris blades, but all 3 has no value, except this one is still "thick" and perhaps preserve-able


Note that I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th December 2016, 08:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,906
Posted By satsujinken
opinion please ?

this is a friend of mine's keris, and he got it from someone from 1942

any opinion on the dress and the blade ?

thanks

Donny
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