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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Hello Alam, I am a little bit pacified since it seems that I have learned here already. Thank you for the nice example you have showed.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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I received some days ago the keris with the Coteng hilt. The keris byself I will show later in a seperate thread since I think it's a very outstanding one. Until now it wasn't possible to open the hilt from the blade, I think this will need some days by candlelight!
But here some first pictures of the Coteng hilt. After some research here and in Spirit of Wood I think that it is a very old Coteng hilt, for example it's missing the hiasan badan carvings at the sides. It's a very plain example with a straight nose. It seems also that the hilt have get a coat of varnish by time over his old patination. Please let me know what you think about this hilt. Thank you very much in advance and enjoy the pictures. |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Just want to show the restored sheath.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 171
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Nice work!
Still, the sheath is blade-less until now? That's a three-years' celibacy indeed
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Yes, still blade-less! Can need three years more!
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Finally the keris is completed. The hilt get a bath in benzine to remove the coating from shellac, the nose has had two repairs with wood filler, maybe the reason for the shellac coating. And I have used the Malay blade with the broken kembang kacang since this blade fits nearly perfect the scabbard.
Here some pictures. |
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Germany
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Hi Detlef,
a beautiful piece, no difference to a 100% original coteng for my eyes. The blade fits perfect into the scabbard, very nice combination! I hope, you will find the silver coteng, that you are looking for such a long time in the near future. I will show my coteng with an old european restauration here until the scabbard is back from the jeweler. Best wishes, Roland |
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