Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th February 2021, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,673
Re: scribd.com
On the topic of online sources of keris information in Bahasa Indonesia, scribd.com appears to have a few interesting titles.
Before I go ahead and buy myself a membership, does anyone else have...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th February 2021, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,370
jagabuwana, your photos show precisely the same...
jagabuwana, your photos show precisely the same results which I get when I take a Mora knife or industrial planer blade, wrap in plastic film, and then pour in enough lemon juice to wet the blade....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th February 2021, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 58,367
Re: Academia.com & keris books.
Over the years, I've become wary of giving out any of my email addresses for the privelege of access to this or that website. Last autumn I let my guard down for access to academia.org; in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2021, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 27,570
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th January 2021, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 74,033
In the province of Canada in which I currently...
In the province of Canada in which I currently reside, the provincial government's Liquor Distribution Branch distributes alcohol and cannabis products, and sells them at Provincial government...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th January 2021, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,876
The title of the post got my attention.
I've...
The title of the post got my attention.
I've never seen anything like it (a combination of luk and lurus in a single blade), with the exception of dapur urubing dilah.
What's the length and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th January 2021, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,041
Psst... The previous owner had the hilt on...
Psst... The previous owner had the hilt on backwards. I suspect that it's because people unfamiliar with keris see the greneng as having a function similar to what they think the function of "Spanish...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th January 2021, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 74,033
To: All
Please, do not drink any vodka, or any other alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is very insidious in it's influence and deleterious in it's effect. It is a poisonous substance.
I was essentially agreeing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2021, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,090
To: kai
Hello kai.
I did view the closeups. To be honest, my first thought was, "It's hair from a pig". Much of the hair seen in the photos looks too long to be from a pig, although it's possible I'm...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th January 2021, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 74,033
I vividly recall the occasion when (with my...
I vividly recall the occasion when (with my parents as a preadolescent) I visited a place billed as an art gallery. In that place was displayed a pair/ set of mens drawers, affixed to a white canvas...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
3rd January 2021, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,113
Re: Primbon Jawa; penanggalan Jawa, dll.
I've got a problem: I don't know where to get translations for terms such as Warsa, Môngsô, Sadwårå/Paringkêlan, Haståwårå/Padewan, Sångåwårå/Padangon, Saptåwårå/Pancasuda, Paarasan, dll.
The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th December 2020, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 24,090
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2020, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,161
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2020, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,160
Thomas,
If and/ or when it's convenient for...
Thomas,
If and/ or when it's convenient for you, could I ask you to post a closeup photo of the end/ tip of the "crosspiece" of the scabbard, from "head-on"? A similar photo of the "buntut"/...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th December 2020, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 62,082
To: Jean, et al. Re: Balarama.
Discussion about the identity of the gada/mace toting personage caught my attention. The material to follow is mostly from Wikipedia and Vedicfeed, and does not reflect my opinion about the identity...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st November 2020, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,149
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st November 2020, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,094
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th October 2020, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,502
What do you call that? A "hangfire"? My Dad...
What do you call that? A "hangfire"? My Dad taught me when I was kid, with his Brno KAR98K [is it still a KAR98K if it's Brno manufactured, with no Waffenamt markings?] and firing south-west European...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th October 2020, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 25,937
Have one very similar; it's almost identical...
Have one very similar; it's almost identical except in a few details. I acquired it sans keris. Have a few Balinese keris kamardikan which it may or may not fit. I haven't yet gone so far as to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2020, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 16,788
Looking up "Cutler's resin" on Wikipedia may or...
Looking up "Cutler's resin" on Wikipedia may or may not be helpful. I can tell you: some of the "voids" on a few buffalo horn handles currently in my care have been filled in with some sort of dark...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th October 2020, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,876
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th October 2020, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,897
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd September 2020, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 46,897
About that face...
"Kusia" is a term I've not encountered before.
I have, however, seen photos of hilts described as "kocetan"; most have "horse heads", but a very few have "insect-like" heads. And I've read that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 18,966
Hmm... When brass knuckles became prohibited...
Hmm... When brass knuckles became prohibited weapons, suddenly "belt buckles" having the same size and form began to appear on the market (as well as Formica and Arborite knuckles). A couple of size...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th September 2020, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 15,379
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