Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th November 2020, 10:03 AM
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Thanks for coming in there Kai.
I've not...
Thanks for coming in there Kai.
I've not tried to etch the blade... looks plain beneath the patina.
It does have great distal taper and very robust... a simple and very effective 8cm long blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th October 2020, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 2
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An unusual utility
I've always thought this to be of Patanni origins, Northern Malay border states.
Does anyone have definitive knowledge as to the origins of this knife.
With thanks
Gavin
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th October 2020, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2020, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th October 2020, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,840
Thanks Jeff.
I doubt its designed for...
Thanks Jeff.
I doubt its designed for horse combat but perhaps it could be :shrug: I think perhaps more a case of get the hell out of my reach or be cut in two... the blade is simply amazing...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th October 2020, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,646
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2020, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th September 2020, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th September 2020, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 42
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st September 2020, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 24
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2020, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,906
G'day Jim,
I've had a look through half a...
G'day Jim,
I've had a look through half a dozen volumes here, just a cursory glance and not too much of a deep dive read.
Sir James Mann, Wallace Collection catalogues Vol II, entries A545,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,070
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2020, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2020, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,785
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th August 2020, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,785
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd August 2020, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,909
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd August 2020, 02:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,909
Alan,
Images as request, I hope they...
Alan,
Images as request, I hope they suffice.
In answer to your questions;
I am unsure if the blade is laminated.
At first I suspected it was cast steel, not forged. Then, under...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st August 2020, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 9
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How does one describe this blade??
The good, the bad and the ugly...
I have no idea what I have here. Its been with me for years and came from an old French collection and if I recall correctly, in totally busted, what I thought...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st August 2020, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 17,593
Thanks Alan,
Your posts are very...
Thanks Alan,
Your posts are very educational. The last paragraph above again helped me understand more on the subtleties, thank you for the perspective.
A lot of it all eludes me but every now...
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Forum: Swap Forum
18th August 2020, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,176
WANTED TO BUY
Wanting to add to my existing collection of Central Asian knives.
Wanting to buy Central Asian knives, with or without sheaths, simple or exotic.
PM me or email me through the forum.
With...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th August 2020, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 17,593
One complex world indeed.
tangguh Surakarta...
One complex world indeed.
tangguh Surakarta for what my 10 cents is worth.... although, and I write this without any real classification working knowledge, just a "stab" in the dark so to...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th August 2020, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,683
A question of space
Spaces between the blade's base and the gonjo.
There seems to be no rhyme nor reason when I see the amount or variance across Malay keris.
I don't see the variance in Java examples. All Java...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2020, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,058
Another of the old guard has passed
I felt other members or moderators may have picked up on this :(
Images and details courtesy of VK Kunwor.
From the Facebook International Kukri Research & Historical Society page.
Dear...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th August 2020, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,535
Amen to that.
PM for your queries, I am...
Amen to that.
PM for your queries, I am mailing out weekly and receiving often too. No hurdle too large that it cannot be managed easily and with current systems and restrictions in place, its...
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