Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2025, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 71,420
Rick,
Your example also looks to be from a...
Rick,
Your example also looks to be from a master craftsman. The intricate designs and inlaid stones are wonderful. I'm thinking this work is akin to Hindu art, and it also reminds me of some of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2025, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 71,420
Alan,
I am very grateful that you posted...
Alan,
I am very grateful that you posted this beautiful example of Javanese metalwork. It is exquisitely executed and of a very high standard. It appears virtually flawless. The pendok reminds me...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2025, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 45,185
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2025, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 22,265
Lumad (?) adaptation of a Malay sundang
This sword has an old Malayan kris wavy blade. The Malayan features are the octagonal hilt and the presence of a central fuller that starts at about 25% of the blade below the hilt, and runs all the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2025, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,654
Hi Rob,
Yes, I thought the same thing! The...
Hi Rob,
Yes, I thought the same thing! The inscription is actually easier to see in the photographs than in hand. There might well have been a more complete name than just initials.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2025, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 29,472
Hi drac,
As others have already noted, a...
Hi drac,
As others have already noted, a northern African origin for these swords has been pretty much dismissed. That discussion is in the Archives. Instead, a Spanish Colonial origin from Latin...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2025, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,654
Old Spanish (?) blade in Visayan dress
At first glance this one looks like a rather ordinary Visayan knife, But there is a bit more to it.
The blade is intriguing. It has an acutely pointed tip with a long back false edge. It is almost...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2025, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 23,053
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2025, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 73,791
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2025, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,032
dimsboy,
Your original post looks virtually...
dimsboy,
Your original post looks virtually identical to the example in the Met link you posted. I think your OP has been silver plated at some time, some of which has been lost at the end of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2025, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,655
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2025, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 171,705
Detlef, I think the alteration to the tip is a...
Detlef, I think the alteration to the tip is a fix for a bent blade at that spot. It may well have been done by a blacksmith or the owner, rather than a panday. The repair looks village quality at...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2025, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 26,563
Lest anyone think these small flails are puny...
Lest anyone think these small flails are puny weapons, a Tibetan colleague was hit with one of these by accident (wrong place at the wrong time). His cheek bone was shattered and he ended up with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2024, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 45,185
Hello Maurice,
Interesting kris you show. I...
Hello Maurice,
Interesting kris you show. I think there are some style features that reflect different Moro groups, but mainly Sulu. The blade has shallow waves and is not very long (~19.5 in.)....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2024, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,806
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2024, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,806
Detlef,
Thank you for adding those pictures...
Detlef,
Thank you for adding those pictures from the Archives here. This is an old tool/weapon and it would be helpful for those wanting to understand these better if folks added their examples...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2024, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,806
Kulino shows many examples of kudi tranchang,...
Kulino shows many examples of kudi tranchang, with and without hilts, in this picture-rich thread from 2010: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23028
There is one example resembling...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2024, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,806
19th C Kudi trantang/tranchang
A couple of years ago I came across an odd looking axe that was described as a kudi tranchang. It did not really resemble the items labeled as such and shown on these forum pages. It aroused my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd December 2024, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 16,589
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
22nd December 2024, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 53,815
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2024, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 14,868
Thanks for posting this one gp. This is not a...
Thanks for posting this one gp. This is not a part of the world with which I have much familiarity with respect to knives. However, looking at the hilt and remembering some other examples on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2024, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 42,879
Mas Sepulah,
Welcome to the Forum!
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Mas Sepulah,
Welcome to the Forum!
Thank you for posting this interesting example. It has a lovely laminated blade and the pommel is the most realistic portrayal of a kakatua that I have seen...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
20th December 2024, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 77,247
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2024, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 84,732
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 84,732
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