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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st October 2025, 10:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,268
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for that info Detlef. Yes, I think...

Thank you for that info Detlef.

Yes, I think that this additional information is useful.

To me, it indicates that US postal officials are still working by the officially approved and documented...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2025, 10:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,268
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Ian, that's what it could come down to, just...

Yes Ian, that's what it could come down to, just sit things out until the wind blows another way.

But as can be seen in Lee's post & the Nihonto Message Board discussion, there is certainly a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th September 2025, 01:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,268
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I think Australia Post has suspended it for us...

I think Australia Post has suspended it for us Ian.

I plan to do a bit of system testing after carriage of non-business parcels is resumed. The American side seems to be pretty clear cut, & the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 30th September 2025, 04:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,426
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Post removed. Cannot get the links to work,...

Post removed.

Cannot get the links to work, so just a couple of pointers:-

Bob Dylan
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th September 2025, 08:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,334
Posted By A. G. Maisey
USA tariffs that apply to import of ethnographic items.

I posted this earlier today, I've just been told I needed to post a link to it into the Warung:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30942
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2025, 02:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,268
Posted By A. G. Maisey
USA tariffs that apply to import of ethnographic items.

Several collectors of ethnographic items, including collectors of ethnographic weaponry have contacted me and enquired if I had any knowledge or understanding of how the recent alterations to tariffs...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th September 2025, 10:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 29,160
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, I cannot read Chinese characters of any...

Adam, I cannot read Chinese characters of any type, and according to my understanding there are a number of types of characters. However i have encountered keris, tombak & other atrefacts originating...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th September 2025, 09:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 23,140
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I'm sorry Wijaya, but I cannot attempt to date an...

I'm sorry Wijaya, but I cannot attempt to date an old keris blade from a photograph, no matter how good that photo or photos might be.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st September 2025, 02:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 33,328
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe he picked it up in the same place. ...

Maybe he picked it up in the same place.

However, the point of my interest is this:-

in probably all languages there is wide variation in the rendition of the words used to convey an idea,...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st September 2025, 04:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 33,328
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your prompt response , Detlef. ...

Thank you for your prompt response , Detlef.

Here is the back story.

Many years ago, I was told by a Balinese friend that the name for these things was "pelecok".

A well informed Australian...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 20th September 2025, 11:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 33,328
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, in what language, or perhaps dialect is...

Detlef, in what language, or perhaps dialect is the name of these implements "plocokan" ?

This is not a confrontational question, it is request for clarification.

Thank you.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th August 2025, 03:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 23,140
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Based upon the Surakarta parameters of Tangguh...

Based upon the Surakarta parameters of Tangguh classification, the gonjo profile suggests Pajajaran, however the rondha form suggests a tendency to Surakarta. Taking these two indicators & noting the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th August 2025, 12:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 23,140
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Could you please provide a photo of the top of...

Could you please provide a photo of the top of the gonjo looking directly down onto it, & the length of the blade from the top of the gonjo to the tip of the blade.

Thank you.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th August 2025, 10:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,218
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The fretwork is reminiscent of the rondha found...

The fretwork is reminiscent of the rondha found in keris and other Indonesian weapons, the acid etching is common in various blades produced in East Jawa & along the North Coast of Jawa, the carved...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 11:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,050
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Robert, my post #10 to this thread was not in any...

Robert, my post #10 to this thread was not in any way a challenge to the baptismal, & thus the formal name of Harry Angelo, my post was simply an expression of my sadness, or perhaps disappointment,...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 01:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,050
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I was once told that if I wrote something that an...

I was once told that if I wrote something that an educated 8 year old could not understand that I'd better go back & try again.

Been trying again ever since.

Occasionally successfully.
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 04:17 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,050
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jim, what a lot of us --- me included --- tend to...

Jim, what a lot of us --- me included --- tend to forget is that it is only in very recent times that English spelling has more or less been formalised. My own family name --- going back through the...
Forum: European Armoury 14th August 2025, 12:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,050
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jim, it saddens me to see that you have altered...

Jim, it saddens me to see that you have altered the name of Henry Charles William Malevolti/Angelo from your initial use of "Harry" to "Henry". Harry was baptised with his Italian father's family...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2025, 11:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 26,493
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I am not a frequent participant in discussion of...

I am not a frequent participant in discussion of this sub-forum, but I do follow those threads which interest me, and this particular thread is one that strikes cleanly to the heart of my own...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd August 2025, 10:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,658
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jeff, David & I are on the same page. This...

Jeff, David & I are on the same page.

This keris will restore well.

The blade is not at all a clunker, it is decent workmanship, my doubts about the blade only relate to age, but as far are...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2025, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,512
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This high relief contrast is not sought, it...

This high relief contrast is not sought, it happens unintentionally.

In the past hair was sometimes used to provide a pressure fit for the hilt. There are number of beliefs as to why, nothing is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2025, 02:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,512
Posted By A. G. Maisey
If a blade comes out of the cleaning bath with a...

If a blade comes out of the cleaning bath with a rough texture you clean it off with an abrasive, in Bali they mostly use wet sand followed by limestone powder, in Solo I think most people use wet...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2025, 12:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,512
Posted By A. G. Maisey
A lot of people would call this pamor "Singkir" &...

A lot of people would call this pamor "Singkir" & immediately place it as Madura.

I am not able to be certain if working from photos, but I believe that in the hand I would not place this as...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2025, 02:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,658
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jeff, this keris never had a pendok, it had...

Jeff, this keris never had a pendok, it had veneer(Bali:-penabeng) glued to the front of the gandar (Bali:- penyejer). This veneer might have been a single strip of figured veneer, or it might have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2025, 09:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 38,249
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thanks for those pics Adam, yes, the various...

Thanks for those pics Adam, yes, the various materials used are now quite clear, and you're dead right, it would have been a lot of work, but if one is a skilled worker in wood, such a job would not...
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