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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd November 2025, 05:34 PM
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Views: 1,880
Posted By David
I don't know. I am inclined NOT to see a Balinese...

I don't know. I am inclined NOT to see a Balinese blade here. I would be interested in knowing what aspects of this Blade point to Bali for those that think so.
Gustav, do we have a blade length...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd October 2025, 03:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,235
Posted By David
Thanks Alan. I think i might have thrown you off...

Thanks Alan. I think i might have thrown you off the track of my enquiry by using the word "Origin". I do, of course, realize that the terms "nogo" and 'singo" have their origins in Hindu culture. I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st October 2025, 07:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,235
Posted By David
Nogo and Singo Origins

I've been searching the archives looking to see if this has been discussed, but have not found a thread yet.
When did the Nogo and Singo forms of keris develop. Did these come about in the Islamic...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2025, 04:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,992
Posted By David
Well, it certainly isn't too long to be a...

Well, it certainly isn't too long to be a baculum, as walrus oosiks can be quite large, but it does seems far too straight for one and i do not believe that oosiks have nerve holes running through...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th October 2025, 11:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,590
Posted By David
Well Alan, i think it would be fair to say that...

Well Alan, i think it would be fair to say that your first opinion, that this is a Bugis style blade, is a relatively safe one. As for your second opiniuon, second half of the 19th century seems a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th October 2025, 07:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,590
Posted By David
Some nice blades here. It has always been my...

Some nice blades here. It has always been my recommendation that you post one keris at a time for discussion unless you feel there is some specific connection between all these blades beyond their...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th October 2025, 07:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,547
Posted By David
Nice keris. Could you make a photo of the blade...

Nice keris. Could you make a photo of the blade in the sheath looking down from the top so that we can see the fit? Thanks!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th October 2025, 04:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,780
Posted By David
I agree that it is buffalo horn. I don't see any...

I agree that it is buffalo horn. I don't see any evidence of the tubular structure that is common to rhino horn.
Still a lovely hilt though. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th October 2025, 03:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,480
Posted By David
Sid, as Alan has mentioned, dating wedhung can be...

Sid, as Alan has mentioned, dating wedhung can be very tricky since it is not a knife that has changed very much over time, though when we get further back in time to Mojopahit and Mataram we do see...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th October 2025, 10:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,480
Posted By David
Hi Sid. Congratulations on finally acquiring a...

Hi Sid. Congratulations on finally acquiring a wedhung.
Better, larger photos would be helpful, but i suspect from what i can see that your is probably later 19th century to early 20th. Not a high...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st October 2025, 08:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,687
Posted By David
Thanks for showing these. Seems a strange way for...

Thanks for showing these. Seems a strange way for a museum to display both the keris and especially the hilts. Simple stands to display all these hilts upright is not a large cost and they would look...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2025, 11:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 30,369
Posted By David
Keep in mind that classification or tunggah does...

Keep in mind that classification or tunggah does not necessarily place a keris in an actual time period.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2025, 04:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 18,526
Posted By David
That could indeed be a magickal seal of some...

That could indeed be a magickal seal of some sort, but it is not the Seal of Solomon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Solomon
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2025, 12:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 18,526
Posted By David
The symbols would have very deep and personal...

The symbols would have very deep and personal talismanic meaning to the original owner. For better or for worse though, i am afraid no one today would be able to decipher their exact meaning. Nice...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2025, 08:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 37,252
Posted By David
Yes, i knew that. I bought it from Ron (Spunjer)...

Yes, i knew that. I bought it from Ron (Spunjer) many years ago and sold it 7 or 8 years ago, possibly to someone else on these forums (i can't quite remember). It really gets around.
I do remember...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2025, 04:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 19,636
Posted By David
If i am not mistaken the style of the hilt...

If i am not mistaken the style of the hilt implies it is not particularly old. Of course, it might be a later addition.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2025, 04:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 37,252
Posted By David
I also feel this one is older than 70 years old....

I also feel this one is older than 70 years old. I used to have a very similar kris to this that was once Federico's Moro Sword website. I have always thought this one was at least pre-WWII.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th September 2025, 04:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 25,698
Posted By David
Well, it doesn't look Javanese to my eye, but i'm...

Well, it doesn't look Javanese to my eye, but i'm not sure i'm seeing this as Balinese either. For one thing i'm not sure i have ever seen a bird represented on a Balinese hilt. Are there any other...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd September 2025, 06:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 76,349
Posted By David
That's a good question Rick. I believe Garuda is...

That's a good question Rick. I believe Garuda is the probable answer to who this figure is given what appear to be wings. Of course Garuda is a Hindu deity who was know to be, as the divine eagle,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st September 2025, 12:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 76,349
Posted By David
I am surprised no one has addressed you post yet....

I am surprised no one has addressed you post yet.
I agree that the hilt is in the style of these older keris assigned to Makassar-Gowa, but this does not seem to be all that old this is not the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th August 2025, 08:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 49,327
Posted By David
Is this a "patah tiga" hilt? Or is it "kerdas"?...

Is this a "patah tiga" hilt? Or is it "kerdas"? Or are they the same? I believe the name "patah tiga" is more likely because the shape of the hilt involves bends or "breaks" in the form that divide...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2025, 05:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,340
Posted By David
This is not a keris or kris. Just having a wavy...

This is not a keris or kris. Just having a wavy blade is not what determines a keris. A number of key elements are missing from this blade to call it a keris.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd August 2025, 04:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,260
Posted By David
Jeff, i'm not sure why you think this keris would...

Jeff, i'm not sure why you think this keris would not be of interest to this board. It actually looks like quite a nice restoration project if you are interested in undertaking it.
It is difficult...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2025, 04:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 49,327
Posted By David
I'm pretty sure what you see on this second hilt...

I'm pretty sure what you see on this second hilt is just a variation in the colour of the wood.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd July 2025, 05:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 23,945
Posted By David
Agreed. First thing i noticed was that this blade...

Agreed. First thing i noticed was that this blade has no jenggot despite a line pointing to where it could be. A few othe problem as well.
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