Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2005, 07:59 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2005, 07:55 PM
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Hello capt.
I'm not sure if this information...
Hello capt.
I'm not sure if this information is usefull because we live in a different country but for a simple old javanese mendak i'd go to large collectors events. if you want a more rare...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th January 2005, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 36
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Well, id know it wasn't to old (late 19th) but...
Well, id know it wasn't to old (late 19th) but newly made?? They are getting really good out there. I must say i find it more easy to see that ria's keris is newly made than the other one. Too bad,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th January 2005, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 36
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th January 2005, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 36
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Congratulations,
You have bought yourself a...
Congratulations,
You have bought yourself a very nice central javanese keris, Surakarta region i think. The pamor is also called rongenduru and to some dutch authors very high in ranking. it is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2005, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 6
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Hello Jens,
I don't know anything about naga...
Hello Jens,
I don't know anything about naga weapons but i do know that with an arrow the back of the shaft needs to be wrapped round with something (rope etc.) to prevent it from tearing because...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2005, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 7
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Hello Montino,
This is, at least to my...
Hello Montino,
This is, at least to my opinion, a rather recent central (surakarta?) javanese keris. Most of the fittings are of recent manufacture.
Handle/ukiran: these types of handles are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2005, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2005, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 20
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What have i done?? :D
I would have bought...
What have i done?? :D
I would have bought it for this money (however it stays a little gamble only by picture, like to have it in hands) i must agree with blu about the price. I haven't followed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2004, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 3
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bali "antique" shops??
i don't know where you will have to look in bali but i do know that you have to be really carefull in purchasing something there. it runs on tourists and they like the "traditional" weapons. only buy...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd December 2004, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Swap Forum
23rd December 2004, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,435
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd December 2004, 08:30 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd December 2004, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
hi blu,
very nice pictures, it is very clear...
hi blu,
very nice pictures, it is very clear to see how a bugi style keris is to be handled. although im still not convinced i will let this topic for what it is perhaps someday i will be "turned...
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd December 2004, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 7
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batak sword
hello steve
have you tried to use the searchword batak? i can find it i hope im not the only one :D
thanx for your response,
ron
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Forum: Swap Forum
22nd December 2004, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 7
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batak sword on ebay
hello fellow collectors of malay waepons,
i have put on ebay a 19 th century sword from the toba bataks on sumatera. it is a very heavy example, razor sharpe but with a simple mid 20th century...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2004, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
hello nechesh and of course all the others...
hello nechesh and of course all the others (sorry, wasnt paying attention to the spelling :D )
My point is that i believe that keris is no primarily weapon not then and of course not now. use it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2004, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
ergonomics in keris handles
hi blu,
well i have handled several bugi keris and i just cant find a way to properly hold it. i think i have read some information about this subject before and i tried it on my own bugi...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2004, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
Hello nescesh,
i did not missed your point i...
Hello nescesh,
i did not missed your point i can agree to a certain level, the bugis and balinese used keris sometimes as a weapon but to my opinion this only happened when there was nothing else...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2004, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 51
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hello nescesh
of course almost ervery keris...
hello nescesh
of course almost ervery keris can be used as a weapon but im only wondering about its primarily function. there are more efficient weapons. compare a sewar to a keris from the same...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2004, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
hello bluerf
its nothing personal, im...
hello bluerf
its nothing personal, im reffering to the photos and most of the time its not clear tot see, i dont doubt your opinion.
about the warrior aspect: i think it could be used as a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th December 2004, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 51
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the term "warrior keris"
i'm wondering why everybody is amways very eager to call his or her keris one that is used in combat. the keris is to my opinion a non warrior type of weapon. it is a status and talismanic piece of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2004, 07:56 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th December 2004, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
ivory
well blu erf who knows, interesting to think what kind of ivory it could be. im always very sceptic when i hear the word ivory because it can be so many different types of material. once i have had...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2004, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 49,208
warrior keris ivory
i was wondering if it is truly ivory. it doesnt look to old to me and why does it have the "graining" when it is not to old. its also only at the bottom as far as i can see. perhaps something else?
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