Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th January 2013, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 787,174
Mmm, no and no. :D I guess it could also be...
Mmm, no and no. :D I guess it could also be stained ivory or dark wood although it seems the material looks really hard. In regards to the deity/figure, I don't own any hilts myself, so just trying...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th January 2013, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 787,174
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2013, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 32,847
Hi Montino!
Do you mean the kard on the far...
Hi Montino!
Do you mean the kard on the far left, the one with the quartz handle? For me the hollow grind isn't really apparent on this one, as it was on the one you showed. Bear in mind though,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st December 2012, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 90,353
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2012, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,888
I might be completely off here, but doesn't a...
I might be completely off here, but doesn't a knife have to have a pommel-ring in order to be a proper karambit?
I've seen this type of surface etching on modern knives coming out of Bali. Both...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2012, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,870
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st December 2012, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,717
Hi Lotfy,
Thank you for sharing your new...
Hi Lotfy,
Thank you for sharing your new piece - may you enjoy it in good health!
I am as sure as I possibly can be, without having it in hand, that your hilt is made from bovine horn. In a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th December 2012, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 90,353
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th December 2012, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 330
Views: 1,131,806
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2012, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,048
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th December 2012, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 90,353
Hi Gustav! Thank you so much for the diagrams...
Hi Gustav! Thank you so much for the diagrams with the keris nomenclature - they have been added to my ever growing library. :) Regarding the material of the hilt, I would need sharper pictures to...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th December 2012, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 90,353
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th December 2012, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 90,353
Compaired to some of you guys I know almost...
Compaired to some of you guys I know almost nothing about keris and I unfortunately can't help you, but I wanted to say that I really really like it - it really touches me in a way that few keris do....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th December 2012, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 33,655
Wow, what an awesome gun! I really like it's...
Wow, what an awesome gun! I really like it's lines and flow. It's also cool to see the Japanese minimalist aesthetics expressed in some of it parts, the cock for instance. Thanks for sharing it!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2012, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,765
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th November 2012, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,765
Hi Ibrahamim,
What a fine jambiya! I really...
Hi Ibrahamim,
What a fine jambiya! I really like the hilt shape and the silver work on the hilt is just lovely!
Regarding the hilt material, I also wouldn't think it animal in origin. The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2012, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,559
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd November 2012, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 128,976
Hi Longfellow,
I'm sorry for not getting...
Hi Longfellow,
I'm sorry for not getting back to you on the hilt material any time sooner - I must have missed your update somehow.
The scale is a bit tricky to ID, with those diagonal...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2012, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 163,255
Wow Vandoo, the cabinet of curiosities...
Wow Vandoo, the cabinet of curiosities (Wunderkammer) in the top engraving is that of the great Danish physician and natural historian Ole Worm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Worm) He was one of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2012, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 128,976
Hi longfellow!
Cool swords, I especially...
Hi longfellow!
Cool swords, I especially like the yataghan! If you could post some close-ups of the hilt - particularly from the pommel-end - I might be able to tell you the material it was carved...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2012, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th November 2012, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,583
Not here either - but Willem, with that...
Not here either - but Willem, with that combination of red flags I think you did good not jumping in. I wouldn't go for it either. "If it looks like a duck and it swims like a duck...", you know. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th November 2012, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,860
Hi Dave,
That's a great little dagger -...
Hi Dave,
That's a great little dagger - thanks for posting! I'm sure somebody will be along with more information, but in the meantime I can tell you that the hilt scales are for certain carved...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2012, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 19,887
Wow, those are some impressive pics! As good as...
Wow, those are some impressive pics! As good as it gets without having the piece in hand. :) The concentric age cracks visible on the end of the pommel do look mighty like those of elephant ivory.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2012, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 19,887
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