Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2005, 04:40 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th August 2005, 03:53 AM
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Mark
I would love to get the source of your...
Mark
I would love to get the source of your info. For some time now, I have been struggling with several references in Sejarah Melayu (The Malay Annals) and Hikayat Hang Tuah about the use of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2005, 03:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th July 2005, 09:41 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th July 2005, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 14
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Ah! You meant the mranggi... But the wrangka...
Ah! You meant the mranggi... But the wrangka shown could note have been from the 16-17th Century, so someone must still be making it. Perhaps not in East Java but in the northern pesisiran states....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2005, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 14
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Pak Hidayat
It's interesting that you say...
Pak Hidayat
It's interesting that you say this model has been "discontinued". Any reason why? Maybe the empu emigrated to Palembang? :D
I can't say for sure just how old this keris is, but I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2005, 08:44 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2005, 03:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2005, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,780
Vinny
Your Malay is perfect. Anda berbahasa...
Vinny
Your Malay is perfect. Anda berbahasa lebih tertib dari ramai anak melayu sekarang. I am delighted you are recapturing your past. KampungNet has been doing that for the past 10 years for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2005, 07:16 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2005, 05:37 AM
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There has also been mention made in the past...
There has also been mention made in the past forums of keris made in Sheffield. I wonder if anyone has more info on this, and perhaps photos. Would such keris also bear the Sheffiled mark, I wonder?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2005, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,780
Dear Nechesh
Thanks for the kind feedback....
Dear Nechesh
Thanks for the kind feedback. What I'm trying to do is popularize the keris culture among the 'natives' :D . It's a ruddy shame to see all you non-Malays having this passion towards...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th May 2005, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 19
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Vinny
Don't kill yourself trying to capture...
Vinny
Don't kill yourself trying to capture 3D images on a 2D medium :D
Your photos actually turned out better than mine:
http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/albums/album98/Dsc00069.sized.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2005, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 19
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The bright spots do look like pamor akhodiat --...
The bright spots do look like pamor akhodiat -- created when the temperature during forging is 'just right'.
The photo you showed in another thread led me to believe you also have a pamor miang --...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2005, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 17
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The blade is in a bad shape of maintenance --...
The blade is in a bad shape of maintenance -- rusted all over. It's ironic that a pusaka held in such high regard would be treated so badly. You might want to gently advise the lederly owners to have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2005, 11:06 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2005, 10:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2005, 04:12 AM
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I don't think it would be terribly difficult to...
I don't think it would be terribly difficult to forge grain on plastic, so we can expect to see better quality plastic replicas soon. See the separate thread on plastic keris. And it would be rather...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2005, 02:27 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th April 2005, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 30
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Any way to test if they are plastic, short of...
Any way to test if they are plastic, short of shoving a hot needle? I have one hilt that's supposedly horn, feels heavy but seems to melt against a solodering iron. No, I didn't test it... it was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 04:13 AM
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Any good keris shops in Tanjung Pinang?
I'll be spending this Good Friday weekend in Tg Pinang and was wondering if there any good shops there where I can buy good keris. Any tips will be most welcome
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2005, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 31,318
As a rank beginner, let me stir the pot a bit...
As a rank beginner, let me stir the pot a bit more ;)
Bill -- you have what looks like a very sturdy blade, a sempana (9 luk) with Nguku Bima. There may have been rust but not heavy corrosion,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2005, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 31,318
As a rank beginner, let me stir the pot a bit...
As a rank beginner, let me stir the pot a bit more ;)
Bill -- you have what looks like a very sturdy blade, a sempana (9 lunk) with Nguku Bima. There may have been rust but not heavy corrosion,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th March 2005, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 85,052
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th March 2005, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 85,052
Still with the tapak kuda hilt -- I would...
Still with the tapak kuda hilt -- I would imagine that, given the same geographical and cultural milieu (S and E Sumatra), the tapak kuda would have been a logical accessory than another design on...
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