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Old 18th August 2017, 07:53 PM   #1
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Hello Sam and welcome!

I am also relatively new to this community but I love it. As I am a novice collector, I am fascinated by the pool of knowledge this community shares. I hope you'll enjoy it too.
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Old 18th August 2017, 09:19 PM   #2
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Old 18th August 2017, 11:44 PM   #3
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Well, i don't know whether you prefer to be addressed as Sam or Craig, but welcome either way.
Just out of curiosity do you just collect hilts or do you have blades as well?
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Old 19th August 2017, 12:57 AM   #4
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Old 19th August 2017, 10:43 AM   #5
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Old 19th August 2017, 11:13 AM   #6
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Another hilt collector! No wonder there are no hilts left in my neck of the woods!

Welcome, Craig! This is a good place to be.

PS: When you begin to experience lack of adequate storage space, you can pass the surplus on to me!

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Old 19th August 2017, 07:42 PM   #7
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Hello Craig,

Welcome to our little forum - good to have more and more active members here!

It would be great if you were to post some of your favorite pieces or any that you may wish to discuss...

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Old 20th August 2017, 02:51 PM   #8
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Another hilt collector! No wonder there are no hilts left in my neck of the woods!

Welcome, Craig! This is a good place to be.

PS: When you begin to experience lack of adequate storage space, you can pass the surplus on to me!

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Hi Johan,
Thanks for your reply and kind offer. I have fond memories of my short visit to Cape Town on the same voyage of World Campus Afloat, that brought me to Indonesia, earlier in my around the world semester at sea. Having a kilo of broiled prawn for dinner, and a fabulous evening at the Nico Milan theater, and the beauty of table mountain are among my fond memories of your great country..

As to the absence of hilts for sale, it must be a challenge to you, being geographically removed from the areas where they are or rather were plentiful. I've been lucky meeting collectors, selling their collection. I'm new to the protocols of this site, but if you would like to contact me directly, I can introduce you to a seller with many great hilts for sale.
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Old 20th August 2017, 02:58 PM   #9
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Caio Marco,
Congratulations on your beautiful book and collection.
Say, how do you display your great collection?
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Old 20th August 2017, 08:42 PM   #10
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Congratulations on your beautiful book and collection.
Say, how do you display your great collection?
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I display hilts on different shelves like this
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Old 20th August 2017, 03:06 PM   #11
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Glad to be here. I see.that you've been a member for over ten years. How did you become interested in Keris?
What do you collect, hilts or complete Keris?
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Glad to be here. I see.that you've been a member for over ten years. How did you become interested in Keris?
What do you collect, hilts or complete Keris?
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Founding Father here.
I took Joseph Conrad's sea road to East Asia.
I collect all kinds of East Asian edgy stuff; mostly the keris.

I do collect handles; first post in this thread.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16214

I also collect swords etc. from other cultures.
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Old 22nd August 2017, 07:41 AM   #13
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Founding Father here.
I took Joseph Conrad's sea road to East Asia.
I collect all kinds of East Asian edgy stuff; mostly the keris.

I do collect handles; first post in this thread.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16214

I also collect swords etc. from other cultures.

Boy, that is quite a grouping of weapons. In case of a major calamity, I'm heading your way to be in a protected environment. All I could do would be to throw handles at intruders!
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Well, i don't know whether you prefer to be addressed as Sam or Craig, but welcome either way.
Just out of curiosity do you just collect hilts or do you have blades as well?

Hi David While I possess around 6 complete Keris, I only collect hilts. When I first started collecting, my daughters were quite young, and they were terrified by the blades. Besides that my little townhouse couldn't accommodate them. How about you? Storage and display are an issue for any collectors. Can you imagine trying to display 2 or 300 Keris? I found that a lighted dedicated display case with Windows on 3 sides, and a mirrored back worked the best for me. (I have three!)
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Hi David While I possess around 6 complete Keris, I only collect hilts. When I first started collecting, my daughters were quite young, and they were terrified by the blades. Besides that my little townhouse couldn't accommodate them. How about you? Storage and display are an issue for any collectors. Can you imagine trying to display 2 or 300 Keris? I found that a lighted dedicated display case with Windows on 3 sides, and a mirrored back worked the best for me. (I have three!)
Hi Craig. Yes, my interest has always been towards collecting the whole package, with my main interest being in the blades themselves. Display and storage is always an issue as my collection must be near 100 keris at this point. I have a dedicated room in the house for them. My wife insists upon it.
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Well, i don't know whether you prefer to be addressed as Sam or Craig, but welcome either way.
Just out of curiosity do you just collect hilts or do you have blades as well?

P.S. Craig would be best, I just used the small attempt at a pun for a nickname, as the website asked for a sign on ID..
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Greetings Detlef,
Thanks again for your help and support becoming a member.
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Hello Sam and welcome!

I am also relatively new to this community but I love it. As I am a novice collector, I am fascinated by the pool of knowledge this community shares. I hope you'll enjoy it too.
Hi Marius,
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How long have you been collecting,and how and why did you become interested in collecting Keris hilt?
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