Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th April 2025, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th April 2025, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 66,779
Alan,
You have written here that there is a...
Alan,
You have written here that there is a specific, perhaps spiritual, "sense" about a keris that the most learned of keris experts can achieve. This "sense" is highly subjective, and may vary...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th April 2025, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,071
GIO,
The problem with .pdf files is that the...
GIO,
The problem with .pdf files is that the forum software treats these as document attachments and not as a graphic format that can be displayed. Document formats are appended to the post and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th April 2025, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,224
Another possibility is a fish knife. Fish knves...
Another possibility is a fish knife. Fish knves and forks for formal eating of fish had a similar blade shape, and there was a larger version used to cut and serve fish. Given that the blade on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2025, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,424
Hi Jim,
Your sword in post #6 is unlikely to...
Hi Jim,
Your sword in post #6 is unlikely to be Visayan. As noted by Sajen already it is more likely from Luzon. There are swords from Cebu that show similar hilts, presumably because it was a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th April 2025, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,739
Hi Justin,
I remember Mike well and he was...
Hi Justin,
I remember Mike well and he was fun to have around. Your post here is the first I have heard of him in 15+ years. His collection of knives and swords was interesting and he had some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st March 2025, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 13,982
Pertinax, thank you for sharing your...
Pertinax, thank you for sharing your understanding of the flyssa and the Kabyle people so clearly here. You have obviously spent a lot of time researching those subjects. While it is disappointing to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2025, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,163
Just one last thought on the similarity between...
Just one last thought on the similarity between gunong and kris blade styles. Here is a relatively modern kris blade that shows the square shoulder preceding the first luk on the "back edge" of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th March 2025, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 21,904
Jim, I have searched further online concerning...
Jim, I have searched further online concerning the presence of oxen in the Philippines. There are no native oxen found there, although a somewhat similar animal is found on the island of Mindoro (in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th March 2025, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 21,904
Hi Jim,
Maybe not a total impasse. With...
Hi Jim,
Maybe not a total impasse. With regard to leather on Moro weapons or armor, this would have been from local water buffalo. I very much doubt that the Pueblo tribes in America had access to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th March 2025, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,163
Merger complete
The two threads have now been merged. The merged name is that of the most recent thread.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,163
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 21,904
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2025, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 33,511
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2025, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,895
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,163
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,163
Thanks Detlef. Those two examples you show do...
Thanks Detlef. Those two examples you show do look 19th C in origin. I had a similar one that I sold a while back. I may still have pictures. BTW, I think I see evidence of brazing between the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th March 2025, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,163
Hi Jeff,
I like this knife for a few...
Hi Jeff,
I like this knife for a few reasons. The 9-luk bladed looks well made. The waves are forged (not created by stock removal) and there is a well defined central ridge. The waves taper in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,694
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,116
WW,
I think what you are calling a chisel...
WW,
I think what you are calling a chisel grind is actually a blade with a triangular cross-section. Such blades are a known style during the Spanish Colonial period. The black leather sheath is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2025, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 21,904
Jose, thanks for that picture. I don't recall...
Jose, thanks for that picture. I don't recall seeing it before.
Jim, the links between the Americas and the Philippines were very strong during the Spanish Colonial period. Many of the Spanish...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2025, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 37,234
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th March 2025, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 21,904
Jim,
I have only a passing understanding of...
Jim,
I have only a passing understanding of Moro armour in the Philippines. While I see some commonalities with the boiled leather form you show, it does not resemble the construction of Moro...
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Forum: European Armoury
15th March 2025, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 28,705
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th March 2025, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,967
serdar,
Thanks for posting this excellent...
serdar,
Thanks for posting this excellent katar. The person who knows most about these on this Forum is Jens. We have not seen him for some time. He is elderly and may no longer be watching the...
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