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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th May 2024, 06:31 PM
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Views: 13,787
Posted By GIO
I also have one. Now you can say you have seen...

I also have one. Now you can say you have seen two !
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th May 2024, 08:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,426
Posted By GIO
I am convinced thay such hilt would not cut a bad...

I am convinced thay such hilt would not cut a bad figure on a talibong, but I m open to any opinionby from more evperts on the Forum, who are better informed and experienced.
Best regards Gio
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd May 2024, 06:01 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,426
Posted By GIO
Could it be from Mindanao ?

Could it be from Mindanao ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2024, 07:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,746
Posted By GIO
Yes, in theory. Flea markets in Italy often have...

Yes, in theory. Flea markets in Italy often have keris and any other kind of blades, swords included, free for sale. Never seen a policeman questioning about such items. According to the law, anybody...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2023, 01:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 75,625
Posted By GIO
[QUOTE=A. G. Maisey;269187]GIO, I agree that the...

[QUOTE=A. G. Maisey;269187]GIO, I agree that the hilt is recent, but it is most definitely not mass-produced.


You are right, Alan. When I wrote the post I had in mind the kris of Marius66.
I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2023, 02:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,666
Posted By GIO
[QUOTE= Here is another extravagant Sunda...

[QUOTE=

Here is another extravagant Sunda blade that I got from Hans' collection:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12544
Not similar enough to be of much help though.


The...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th September 2023, 05:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,020
Posted By GIO
you can try with Nitro solvent.

you can try with Nitro solvent.
Forum: European Armoury 28th August 2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 17,452
Posted By GIO
It was mixed in with a lot of other knives but...

It was mixed in with a lot of other knives but the dirk and the Tanto are the special ones to me..

I have discussed the Tanto on another forum and it is from the early 1500's so 2 v nice items...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 17th July 2023, 11:58 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,311
Posted By GIO
Hello Detlef Nice items and good carvings. All...

Hello Detlef
Nice items and good carvings. All seem really old.

Best regards Gio
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 17th July 2023, 11:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,311
Posted By GIO
Yes, it could be an unfinished (it has not yet...

Yes, it could be an unfinished (it has not yet the hole) betel crusher hilt. As to the origin, I remember having seen already the figure with the two "eyes", arms and hands, but I don't remember...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 16th July 2023, 04:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,311
Posted By GIO
Pestle ?

Thanks for your attention, David and Fernando. No, I didn't mean something else, I really cannot imagine what it is. It has no hole at the end, and it is rather small to be a hilt, so I imagined it...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th July 2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,311
Posted By GIO
pestle

Here they are
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th July 2023, 12:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,311
Posted By GIO
Photos published soon

Photos published soon
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 15th July 2023, 11:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,311
Posted By GIO
Pestle ?

A friend presented me this item. I suppose it could be a small (9,5 cm) pestle, made of buffalo horn. I hope that more informed friends can identify its origin from the style of decorations. Thanks...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th June 2023, 03:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,950
Posted By GIO
David, I would change the hilt only because I...

David,
I would change the hilt only because I prefer more detailed carvings. But I admit that I may be absolutely wrong.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th June 2023, 05:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,950
Posted By GIO
Nice keris. Did you restore it ? If so, very good...

Nice keris. Did you restore it ? If so, very good work.
I would only change the hilt
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2023, 03:09 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 114,304
Posted By GIO
Please look at the enclosure. From "Ilmu...

Please look at the enclosure.
From "Ilmu Keris" by S Lumintu 1994
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th December 2022, 05:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,332
Posted By GIO
Please apologize, I cannot fix the problem

Please apologize, I cannot fix the problem
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th December 2022, 05:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,332
Posted By GIO
Sorry for the upside-down image

Sorry for the upside-down image
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th December 2022, 04:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,332
Posted By GIO
The Etnology museum in Leiden has a keris with a...

The Etnology museum in Leiden has a keris with a similar hilt, but made of brass instead of bronze. The aspect is clearly that of a cast object, not that of an embossed metal sheet. Obviously this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th December 2022, 04:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,843
Posted By GIO
Hi, Green, many thanks for the info: I am...

Hi, Green,
many thanks for the info: I am rather ignorant on this issue.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th December 2022, 10:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,843
Posted By GIO
I got in touch with the Museum shop and obtained...

I got in touch with the Museum shop and obtained a quotation (shipping fees are very high). The price is in RM and I do not know if the bank would accept to make a money transfer in this currency,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th September 2022, 09:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,537
Posted By GIO
For completness, this is its real color:

For completness, this is its real color:
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th September 2022, 09:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,537
Posted By GIO
Thanks again

Thanks again
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 5th September 2022, 06:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,537
Posted By GIO
Interesting, this opinion is supported by others....

Interesting, this opinion is supported by others. I believe you won the first prize.
Any idea about the approximate age ?
Thanks a lot to everybody.
Gio
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