Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2024, 02:30 AM
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Replies: 7
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It might be a Sombro.
try removing the hilt,...
It might be a Sombro.
try removing the hilt, it is likely to be only a pressure fit, the tang wound with thread or cloth, if it is tight & difficult to remove, leave it . But if you can remove the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 28
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Here is another one in as found condition.
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Here is another one in as found condition.
I've had it about 60 years, never felt the urge to restore.
The lines on the gandar are lengths of steel wire, exist on both sides.
Overall...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 01:15 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th April 2024, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 4
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Martin, if a blade is dressed correctly --- by...
Martin, if a blade is dressed correctly --- by "dressed" I mean physical imperfections removed --- we would not expect to see tool marks, & this redressing would also explain the lack of erosion at...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th April 2024, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 4
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The form looks like a tilam upih with 3 luk,...
The form looks like a tilam upih with 3 luk, whether the three luk are original or a later modification, I cannot know with any certainty, however the narrow blade & lack of erosion to the wadidang...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2024, 01:31 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2024, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,894
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th April 2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 30
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You could well be right Gustav.
I have also...
You could well be right Gustav.
I have also seen what you refer to, and by using a high ada-ada it is possible to give that impression of pamor miring.
I have not encountered the use of the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,894
Martin, I most sincerely doubt that we are...
Martin, I most sincerely doubt that we are looking at a scratch, I have seen this sort of erosion on many old keris.
If you look carefully, you can see a line of pamor that extends from the body...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 08:11 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 05:30 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 11:29 PM
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Views: 1,894
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 08:34 PM
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Views: 3,721
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,721
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2024, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2024, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st March 2024, 09:53 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 09:02 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,721
Yes, glass, but that's being a bit simple.
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Yes, glass, but that's being a bit simple.
Paste glass is leaded glass & in antique jewellery it is quite collectable.
The little imitation stones that we find in Bali & Jawa keris dress are...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th March 2024, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,402
Based upon what I believe I can see in the...
Based upon what I believe I can see in the photos:-
the keris is certainly an older blade, probably 19th century, dhapur brojol, pamor wos wutah, very likely classifiable as Tuban, but I would...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2024, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,927
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