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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2011, 04:38 AM
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Posted By imas560
thanks Tom

thanks Tom
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2011, 02:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,697
Posted By imas560
Hello all, some additional pictures of the...

Hello all,
some additional pictures of the handle.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2011, 08:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,697
Posted By imas560
Thanks for the info everyone. Apologies re...

Thanks for the info everyone. Apologies re thought of pineapple juice, complete noob to restoration and care, that's why I thought I'd ask for advice. After the steel wool and oil any thoughts on an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2011, 07:20 AM
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Views: 10,697
Posted By imas560
thanks for the info. I was going to enquire as to...

thanks for the info. I was going to enquire as to recommended cleaning process for the blade as it has a few rust spots. Was thinking it might be able to go into the pineapple juice process which I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th January 2011, 04:54 AM
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Views: 10,697
Posted By imas560
Stumbled upon a mandau.

Went to my uncle and aunt’s for dinner and hanging on the wall above the piano was a mandau. He had picked it up approx 40 years ago in his travels. There is no sheath and an amethyst is missing from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st January 2011, 11:01 PM
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Views: 8,261
Posted By imas560
a favourite for me. The "Bladed Hand" teaser for...

a favourite for me. The "Bladed Hand" teaser for the Heyrosa deCuerdas escrima group in Cebu. Music by Kadangyan.

Heyrosa deCuerdas Bladed Hand Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEZ0UPiXmdk)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2010, 08:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,144
Posted By imas560
and a photo of knives on a table when we went to...

and a photo of knives on a table when we went to pick up. No blades in detail but we turned up in the middle of a wedding and everyone was very obliging and were interested in the blades. The keris...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2010, 08:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,144
Posted By imas560
thanks everyone, I have only a couple of photos...

thanks everyone,
I have only a couple of photos as we had to pack to fly out the next day, the wife had a friend we hadn't seen in ten years turning up at 10pm, the wife and I were struggling with a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th December 2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,144
Posted By imas560
Repaired keris from Malaysia

Hello all,
just got back from a 5 week holiday in the Philippines and Malaysia. Whilst I was over there I managed to pick up some items I had ordered in July '09. One of the items was a keris I had...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2010, 01:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Thanks for the great advice. It is now getting...

Thanks for the great advice.
It is now getting hotter with summer and I know from other metallic objects that I have in my garage that there may be a chance of rust.
I have a 3 level house with the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 02:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Mandau Pic Set 4

The scabbard continued

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010021.jpg

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010022.jpg
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 02:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Mandau Pic Set 3

The blade continued

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010016.jpg

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010017.jpg

The scabbard
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 02:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Mandau Pic Set 2

The blade

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010008.jpg

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010009.jpg
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 02:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Mandau Pic Set 1

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010001.jpg

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/Mandau/MandauOct2010002.jpg

The hilt
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2010, 02:35 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Thanks for the great info everyone. I have some...

Thanks for the great info everyone. I have some Renaissance wax on it's way for when I can devote some time to these items.
I have some photos for the next mandau. It has taken awhile as I got...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th October 2010, 02:06 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,976
Posted By imas560
Interesting subject, how much should a person...

Interesting subject,
how much should a person know before embarking on collecting from another culture? I think I stepped on some toes last year when I was in Kuala Kangsar wanting a keris repaired...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 10:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Dayak Mandau pic set 4

Scabbard. Something seems a little off to me re the scabbard. One side appears different to the other in regards to wood type/carving.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 10:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Dayak Mandau pic set 3

The blade. Definite concave/convex aspect to the blade. Don't know significance of the motif(?) on blade near hilt as I read that the mata kalong(?) was usually inscribed on the blade. The main plate...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 10:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Dayak Mandau pic set 2

The hilt.

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/DayakMandau/DayakMandau005.jpg

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/DayakMandau/DayakMandau003.jpg
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 10:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Dayak Mandau pic set 1

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/DayakMandau/DayakMandau001.jpg

http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu164/imas560/DayakMandau/DayakMandau002.jpg
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 10:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Oh good point re gunsafe. Do you use a...

Oh good point re gunsafe. Do you use a dehumidifier, desiccant or something similar in the safe?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 10:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Thanks for the info. Thought I would post some...

Thanks for the info.
Thought I would post some info about the items I bought. May take awhile though.
I have tried to reference from my copy of van Zonneveld for details.
The item referred to as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th October 2010, 04:19 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,264
Posted By imas560
Storage advice needed

Hello all,
school holidays are over so finally get a little bit of time to start posting again. I have become the proud owner of some lovely items that I won at auction which have turned up today....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th October 2010, 02:03 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 138,383
Posted By imas560
Hello asomotif, she was bearing up pretty well...

Hello asomotif,
she was bearing up pretty well till she caught me using the toothbrush to scoop off the goopy fungus. That stuff is nasty.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th September 2010, 09:55 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 138,383
Posted By imas560
Second Wash Part 2

Scrubbed under running water, the blade pattern (pamor?) really starting to show and under light...so is the rust. I had a go at a small bit of rust and required a bit of work to remove. Will soak...
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