Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 9
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Thank you Kai & Ian.
Ian, the rest of the...
Thank you Kai & Ian.
Ian, the rest of the stem section of the hilt is exactly the same as you can see in the photograph. Faceted hilts are very common in Indonesia, especially in Jawa, the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 340
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 09:37 PM
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Thank you gentlemen.
Your responses...
Thank you gentlemen.
Your responses demonstrate the problem I have had to the present time.
Hopefully a few more people might like to post a confident opinion.
Is anybody able to nominate an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd May 2024, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 340
Hilt Identification
Here is a photo of a dagger hilt.
It is from Indonesia, & when I acquired it, it had a label attached by a previous owner that gave date & place of acquisition, I have not included the complete...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th April 2024, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 585
Yes, Madura or possibly somewhere else in East...
Yes, Madura or possibly somewhere else in East Jawa, like maybe Malang or between Malang & Surabaya.
That's the blade, the wrongko could come from a number of places, but all probably within East...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th April 2024, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,520
This hammer looks pretty similar to a hammer...
This hammer looks pretty similar to a hammer owned by a fencer I used to know. He had it made by the local smith --- this was 1950's, when we still had smiths in country towns.
He put up rural...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th April 2024, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,557
Yes, this is a Sombro.
We do not apply...
Yes, this is a Sombro.
We do not apply tangguh indicators to this form of keris, Keris Sombro is sufficient.
Within Javanese culture & society these keris are considered to be amulets, people...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th April 2024, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 9,978
Ian, there is no visible indication that would...
Ian, there is no visible indication that would lead me to an opinion that the hilt ever looked any different to the way it looks now.
A very well known authority on Moro weaponry did voice the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2024, 02:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,557
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: 33
Views: 9,978
Here is another one in as found condition.
...
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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Replies: 33
Views: 9,978
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th April 2024, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,390
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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Replies: 22
Views: 7,345
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2024, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,477
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th April 2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,248
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: 3,477
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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Replies: 10
Views: 3,477
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2024, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,248
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,477
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,248
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,248
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,248
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2024, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,248
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2024, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,839
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