Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd July 2026, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th July 2026, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th July 2026, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th July 2026, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,043
Hi Mr, Maisey,
thank you so much for your...
Hi Mr, Maisey,
thank you so much for your very detailed idea on how to restore this Keris, I understand the thought of improving the wilah so that the imperfections of time and neglect are less...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2026, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,072
HI,
the first photo shows a Keris from...
HI,
the first photo shows a Keris from Madura Indonesia it is laying diagonal over the other daggers. And the Ukiran (hilt) is faced the wrong way it should turned 180 degrees.
Regards, Martin
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th July 2026, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,043
Mr. Maisey and David,
thank you both, and...
Mr. Maisey and David,
thank you both, and yes it will get some TLC this friday starts the summer holiday so there must be some time for me in the six weeks to come.
I will put some pics by...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th July 2026, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,043
Hi Mr. Maisey,
I thought so too, the guy I...
Hi Mr. Maisey,
I thought so too, the guy I bought it from said that this Keris was nothing special, very plain and simple. I told him that I still wanted to see it and when out of the box I could...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th July 2026, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 14
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Today's Keris find with a ridged blade
Today's find a Keris Lurus with a Warangka Iras of Amboina wood. A Surakarta style Ukiran and the blade has geger sapi (ada-ada)
For the rest I don't know have to check the books or learn from the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th June 2026, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
Mr. Maisey and Jayaningkurnia,
thank you...
Mr. Maisey and Jayaningkurnia,
thank you both for the deeper inside into the tosan aji and the deeper meaning of customs according the Keris and restoration compared to preservation. It's...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st June 2026, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
Mr. Maisey,
thank you so much for your...
Mr. Maisey,
thank you so much for your explanation, i will first get the blade cleaner and yes i thought allready to restore the wrongko, by adding a mouth piece in it. so the keris has a good...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st May 2026, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st May 2026, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
Thank you Mr. Maisey,
the care and attention...
Thank you Mr. Maisey,
the care and attention you mention would it be involving some fine filing or grinding and polishing parts of the blade? I have allready derusted the blade and not yet finished...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th May 2026, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
Hi David and Detlef,
What i was told by...
Hi David and Detlef,
What i was told by some Dutch collectors that it is a cage mendak from West Java and pretty rare.
And I truly hope to bring back some pamor with staining. Especially I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th May 2026, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
Hi Detlef,
Yes it's worn but it also shows...
Hi Detlef,
Yes it's worn but it also shows history, and it has been cleaned often so for me it's also a relic of being cherished. So I cleaned the blade allready just need to stain it with...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th May 2026, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 90,037
Keris Surakarta today's buy.
Today's buy,
I bought this Keris from a colleague he inherited together with some other Tjikeroe knives and Golok from his deceased father in law who was stationed in Indonesia just before the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd May 2026, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 37,103
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2026, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd May 2026, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 37,103
I picked up the Sikin last Monday at the...
I picked up the Sikin last Monday at the auctionhouse and I am impressed by the quality. And the gold crown was tested and it turned out 18 carat. So that's a bonus. The inlay in the other one is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th May 2026, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 37,103
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th May 2026, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 37,103
Sikin Pamjang
Hi All,
i will pick up these two Sikin Panjang next monday and i am happy that i finally got one with golden crown and one with gold inlay to add to the growing collection. Sadly no scabbards but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
29th March 2026, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,366
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
28th March 2026, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,366
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
27th March 2026, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,366
Time for Papua
Hi fellow enthousiasts of Ethnographica,
There is a beautiful exhibition in Wereld Museum
Leiden.
Called Time for Papua
I took some pictures that I wanted to share with you.
Regards,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2026, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 175,090
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2026, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,939
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