Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2017, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,730
Unknown club (amazon and purple heart wood?)
A recently aquired very nice Club of unknown origin.
The club is massive of almost square shaped wood. Length is 93 cm, weight 1200 Grams.
The Club seems to be made of Purple Heart Wood but I'm...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th August 2017, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 822,530
Hello David,
sure and please here they are....
Hello David,
sure and please here they are. I cannot say anything about the Ificah-example except that mine is much more detailed and more skillfully made. I can see traces from engraving. My...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th August 2017, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,765
Volz Weapons of Sumatra translated
Hello all,
Im so sorry, it took so much longer than expected.
Pretty unpleasent times for me, so me was unable to do something aside from my daily job.
But here they are, the translated...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th August 2017, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 822,530
Thanks for the picture.
My hilt got the same...
Thanks for the picture.
My hilt got the same dimensions as your example and weighs ~235 grams. I believe it is partially casted (hollow casted) and carved/grinded. The flames around the nose and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th August 2017, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 822,530
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th August 2017, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 822,530
Hello Joe,
Yes I think so. It seems to be...
Hello Joe,
Yes I think so. It seems to be the birth of a dragon. The dragons tail is a 13 lok-blade (at least I think so) with a beautiful Ganesha-figure, no elephant, an Indian Ganesha with four...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th August 2017, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 822,530
Hello Detlef,
very nice collection and...
Hello Detlef,
very nice collection and presentation!
Here is my unknown silver hilt, very detailed and made of a massive piece of silver, could be a kind of Cocetan. Maybe someone knows more.
...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd August 2017, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 26,183
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,127
Hello Kai,
thank you and I think I will make...
Hello Kai,
thank you and I think I will make a complete thread about the Kalasan in the next few days. I received the Kalasan just five days ago, so the blade is almost untouched by me, at least...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,127
Hello Gevin,
I have two books, one about the...
Hello Gevin,
I have two books, one about the Batak-lands, the other one about the Gajo-lands. The pdf contains only part one.
My pictures are fastly made with a camera, if the pictures are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,127
Thanks for the great feedback.
At the latest...
Thanks for the great feedback.
At the latest next weekend I will translate the legends, because they are not just contain the name but also the place of origin in many cases and other useful...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2017, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 20,127
Weapons of North Sumatra (Volz 1906)
Hello,
I hope, this pictures are for others as interesting as for me.
This are pictures from a german Expedition book through North Sumatra in 1904-1906.
The informations in this book are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2017, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 34,014
Thank you Nathaniel,
if you are interested...
Thank you Nathaniel,
if you are interested in the German wax (Hartmann-Pflege) I mentioned, send me a pm, I can order it for you, it is not very expensive and for leather and wood imho better than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2017, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 34,014
Hello Nathaniel,
for very dark silver pieces...
Hello Nathaniel,
for very dark silver pieces "Gundelputz" because it contains no abrasives. This means no scratches at all.
And as wax I use "Interflon Spray Wax", one can spray it in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2017, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,654
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2017, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,283
Hello,
I checked the link and the dagger is...
Hello,
I checked the link and the dagger is indeed pretty unusual to my eyes. Looks like a Tulwar hilt with a dagger blade.
Maybe Jens Nordlunde as a real and passionate expert of Indian arms...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2017, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,938
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd February 2017, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 17,923
David,
your words makes sense to me. ...
David,
your words makes sense to me.
Master Maiseys comment allows interpretations in different directions.
I believe, collectors as you, Alan or Detlef easily see the inconsistency compared...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd February 2017, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 17,923
Hello Marius,
Artificially aged for what? In...
Hello Marius,
Artificially aged for what? In my opinion the value of such a corroded blade is lower than a smooth blade with good visible pamor.
One simple way for artificially aging is to bury...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2017, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 94,193
What you can see there is as Detlef said the so...
What you can see there is as Detlef said the so called grain boundary: "A grain boundary is the interface between two grains, or crystallites, in a polycrystalline material. Grain boundaries are 2D...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2017, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 50,624
Hello,
I was sure, that I already have seen...
Hello,
I was sure, that I already have seen the point of this sword. It took some hours but now I know where. It is the point of a European medieval cleaver or falchion, see the picture.
I know...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2017, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 50,624
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2017, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 18,720
Hello Sakimori,
a little late but here is a...
Hello Sakimori,
a little late but here is a Georgian dancing dagger. Around 1950 made I think. The probably laminated blade with twistcore is thin, flexible and very sharp. The point is 90 degree...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 22,432
Hello Anandalal,
Thats pretty interesting...
Hello Anandalal,
Thats pretty interesting for me. One reason could be the discovery of Morphine in the early 19th century. In Medieval and Renaissance times they only had alcohol, a leather strap...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 22,432
Hello,
this thing is too large for a bullet...
Hello,
this thing is too large for a bullet extractor.
Some time ago I have read a very interesting german paper from late medieval about the treatment of arrow and bullet wounds.
In most...
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