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27th March 2023, 11:28 PM
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Nik, will you please accept my apologies for being so obscure in some of my posted remarks. Sometimes I am tongue in cheek, sometimes I am deliberately over polite in order to attempt to avoid offense, sometimes what I might write will only be understood by those who are intended to understand it.
Above all it would be a mistake to take everything I write as being deadly serious, or as being cut into stone with a chisel and four pound hammer. In respect of my "remarkable" comment, well, over 70 years of handling & seeing keris I believe I have never seen an (apparently) professionally mounted keris set into its scabbard back to front. In my opinion this is something that is truly worthy of some sort of remark, but like Kai, formulation of such remark is beyond my abilities. |
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28th March 2023, 02:12 AM
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I guess I have two questions:
Why did you purchase it? Why is it reversed in the wrongko?  I think we'd all like to know your reasoning. |
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28th March 2023, 08:23 AM
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Alan, Sajen and Kai;
I'm really not observant! my bad. Many thanks for pointing that out! That is truly a first. "Remarkable" ! Rightly so Alan.I've never seen the blade in reverse position in the sheath like this also. Can anyone give any reason why ? (Although I must say I've seen a LOT of hilts positioned in reverse position even by the so called 'experts'....) |
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28th March 2023, 09:26 AM
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Since Marco is not a novice at this, I am supposing that there is more that meets the eye here and that he is just chuckling
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28th March 2023, 02:54 PM
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dapur Maeso Slurung / Nabrang
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28th March 2023, 04:11 PM
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Hi Marco,
Which reference are you using for the dhapur name? According to Empu Djeno Harumbrodjo (from your old post), dhapur Mahisa/Kebo Selurung is as the following: |
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28th March 2023, 06:56 PM
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2nd June 2023, 03:54 AM
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2nd June 2023, 05:01 AM
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CENGKRONG PANDAWA IN RADYAPUSTAKA SOLO
Last Thursday (01/06/2023) I went to the Radyapustaka Museum in Solo. In a museum showcase, I saw a keris quite similar to Marco's keris – not precisely similar, but it had three curves or luks. It is a Cengkrong Jangkung, if Marco's keris luk five, it is a Cengkrong Pandawa.
The Cengkrong Jangkung keris is on the far right in the showcase in front of me. Last edited by ganjawulung; 2nd June 2023 at 05:15 AM. |
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