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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th March 2026, 08:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 91,415
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you Jaya, I've had a look at that paper,...

Thank you Jaya, I've had a look at that paper, just skimmed it, not yet read.

It appears to be a useful piece of work.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th March 2026, 10:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 54,448
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Throw sticks are really pretty underrated, I can...

Throw sticks are really pretty underrated, I can testify with certainty that a well placed throw stick (kundi) will bring down a small roo, & will also kill a duck.

I've heard some cricketers...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th March 2026, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 26,059
Posted By A. G. Maisey
To address this matter as simply as possible,...

To address this matter as simply as possible, what we can do is place a date on the introduction of both the Naga motif & the singha motif to Javanese art & ornamentation.

For the Naga, that is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2026, 09:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,042
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, all true. Except for who might have put...

Yes, all true.

Except for who might have put it together, & I'm not prepared to speculate on that, simply to ask for one speck of genuine evidence that might be able to support some opinion or...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2026, 08:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,042
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, I have no opinion in respect of who might...

Detlef, I have no opinion in respect of who might have put it together, none at all, for the simple reason that i have absolutely nothing upon which to base that opinion. To form an opinion, I need...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2026, 12:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,042
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I think I'm looking at a married piece. The...

I think I'm looking at a married piece.

The hilt is a Palembang keris hilt --- or SE Sumatera at least.

The scabbard looks a bit like some korambi scabbards.

The blade in Jawa would be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 11:24 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 669,458
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you Detlef. I know nothing about this...

Thank you Detlef.

I know nothing about this type of knife, but in this thread I have now seen several knives with similar hilts and with very different blades. Do all of these variant knives have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 08:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 669,458
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Hilt origin I have no issue with, however, is...

Hilt origin I have no issue with, however, is anybody prepared to accept that the blade has a similar geographic origin to that of the hilt?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th February 2026, 02:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,896
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, the place where we can see the separation...

Adam, the place where we can see the separation is, in my opinion a part of the blade base. It is entirely possible that if edge insertion or core were used that neither would necessarily go all the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th February 2026, 01:05 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,896
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, we can see a place on the blade where the...

Adam, we can see a place on the blade where the pamor has separated from something, if that something is not a core or the remnant of an inserted edge, then what is it?

It might be a layer of iron...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th February 2026, 12:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,343
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That is one of the problems with colours on a...

That is one of the problems with colours on a computer screen --- & worse on a phone screen --- it is "the hues" that we see:- they vary from screen to screen.

My desktop computer is regularly...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th February 2026, 10:45 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,896
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Post #4, David suggests that this dark colouring...

Post #4, David suggests that this dark colouring of the hilt is perhaps not entirely natural.

I agree with him.

I have more than a few ivories, well over 100 ivory hilts, some of which are...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 10:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,896
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Hilt. To my eye the entire hilt looks like it...

Hilt.
To my eye the entire hilt looks like it has been soaked in very strong tea, or maybe even coffee, & then given a good rubbing with coconut husk.

Blade core
I very much doubt that this is a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 07:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,896
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That does appear to be separation of the pamor...

That does appear to be separation of the pamor layer from the steel core, it would surprise me if this keris did not have a core, it appears to have some age, and this type of pamor is not usually...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 06:55 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,896
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Adam, one of the Lawe Setukel variations,...

Yes Adam, one of the Lawe Setukel variations, most likely East Jawa/Madura.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th February 2026, 11:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 12,348
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jambiyo, Sumatera. and yes, recent.

Jambiyo, Sumatera.

and yes, recent.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th February 2026, 07:40 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
It is perhaps wise to "kill" any possibility of...

It is perhaps wise to "kill" any possibility of acid remaining on a blade, other people in the West who clean rusted artefacts with acid do recommend this, & I sometimes do it, sometimes not.

I've...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th February 2026, 12:06 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Any acid will do the job Martin, I used to use...

Any acid will do the job Martin, I used to use pineapple juice, which was truly excellent, but this was more than 20 years ago when I was able to buy big tins of fresh, natural Australian pineapple...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th February 2026, 08:56 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, that was what I had in mind when I wrote:- ...

Yes, that was what I had in mind when I wrote:-

"--- I do not know what the "best" method is to derust ferric material ---"

that electrolytic method, but I could not recall what it was...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th February 2026, 02:16 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe "vinegar essence" is what in Australia is...

Maybe "vinegar essence" is what in Australia is named as acetic acid.

Household vinegar is only about 5% or so acid, it costs me about AUD1.25 per liter. With changes of vinegar along the way,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th February 2026, 01:28 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Martin, all I use is just ordinary household...

Martin, all I use is just ordinary household white vinegar.

I get the blade as clean and oil free as possible first by washing with dishwash liquid, then I put it into a wall paper trough --- that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th February 2026, 07:04 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Martin, I do not know what the "best" method is...

Martin, I do not know what the "best" method is to derust ferric material, I only know what i have been using for about 70 years now, & that I find to be unfailingly satisfactory, & that is vinegar. ...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th February 2026, 07:45 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,446
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, I agree that the hilt is North coast Jawa, &...

Yes, I agree that the hilt is North coast Jawa, & tending towards the east, however, the selut is typically Palembang.

Historically there have been very close ties between Jawa & Palembang....
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 2nd February 2026, 03:33 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 62,372
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Rick, a lot of music is best played when played...

Rick, a lot of music is best played when played by Irishmen, and women too.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st February 2026, 11:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 17,560
Posted By A. G. Maisey
To the best of my knowledge, gold is still tested...

To the best of my knowledge, gold is still tested with a touchstone & nitric acid in higher & lower concentrations is used, for very high content gold aqua regia is used.

However, for silver we...
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