Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th January 2017, 12:49 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th January 2017, 03:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2017, 01:12 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th January 2017, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 62
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To provide context to the complex issue being...
To provide context to the complex issue being discussed, what follows is a footnote of Farish A. Noor’s article “From Majapahit to Putrajaya,”
“With the spread of Islamic influence in the Malay...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2017, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 82
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That is very sound advice Robert. I inquired...
That is very sound advice Robert. I inquired about the legality of the use of turtle shells from the shop owner and was told that the ones on sale were made in the 1940s-1950s, when it was still...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2017, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 6
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Thank you for your comments Detlef and Kai!
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Thank you for your comments Detlef and Kai!
While I was cleaning the blade, I noticed how the "effects of time" (patina?) was also slowly disappearing. I wanted to preserve that and thus opted...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2017, 01:32 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2017, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 82
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Hi Croccifixio! Yes, we might bump into each...
Hi Croccifixio! Yes, we might bump into each other in Manila or QC one day. There are so few places to find krises in MM and I agree that we likely go to the same shops.
I've started etching. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2017, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 6
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A Beautiful Moro Kris!
This is the latest addition to my Moro kris collection (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22224). It has a 13 luk, wavy and laminated blade (acid etched) with separate gangya, two brass...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2017, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 82
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th January 2017, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 52,641
A.G. Maisey,
Your passion for research is...
A.G. Maisey,
Your passion for research is truly admirable. I am inspired to study the Moro kris in the same manner as you've studied the Jawa/Bali keris. I doubt however if I will have the same...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th January 2017, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 52,641
Thanks for your advise Kai! I checked using...
Thanks for your advise Kai! I checked using forum search and I now understand what you mean. The hilt attached to this keris does indeed look less refined than some of the examples. Aside from the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th January 2017, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 62
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Hello Kai, David and Jean! May I request for...
Hello Kai, David and Jean! May I request for more photos of better quality versions of this hilt for reference? I would like to learn the standards. I'm also very tempted to go shopping for a hilt...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th January 2017, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 82
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd January 2017, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 62
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2017, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 82
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2017, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 77,159
Hi Detlef,
Thank you! Here are some samples...
Hi Detlef,
Thank you! Here are some samples of krises with sea turtle shell (as far as I was told) on the scabbard and pommel. I saw them as I was "hunting" for pieces for my collection.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2017, 01:38 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 82
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Close ups #4
Close up of details of #4:
Pommel from various angles. What kind of horn is it?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 82
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Close ups #3
Close up of details of #3:
Wrangka, inlaid front and plain back
Buntut, inlaid front and plain back
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 82
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Close ups #2
Close up of details of #2:
Metal Work, hilt and pommel.
Pommel details. Is it wood?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 82
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Close ups #1
Close up of details of #1
Jungayan hilt
Ivory pommel
faded etching
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 82
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 77,159
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2017, 10:26 AM
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