Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd March 2005, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 27
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Balinese/Lombok C
Here is a Balinese or Lombok Keris with a "C" too. Does anyone know what it is?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2005, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 19
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DAHenkel and BluErf,
Since this is likely...
DAHenkel and BluErf,
Since this is likely not to be authentic... then this hulu can at least serve as an example of what is "floating around" today, and be useful as a reference (for what not to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2005, 07:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2005, 12:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th February 2005, 05:27 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2005, 07:58 PM
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FYI
Also, the Keris bag (Singap)....
I did not expect to receive this bag with the Keris, so it did not influence my decision to purchase the Keris. I was a bit surprised to see the embroidery work...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2005, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 15
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Thank you marto suwignyo and nechesh!
It...
Thank you marto suwignyo and nechesh!
It seems the verdict is that this is a very old blade.
I have a basic understanding of "Pusaka" yet, my Western mind still struggles to fully reason and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 11:41 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th February 2005, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 15
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Pusaka
With so many artificially aged Keris for sale, I was hoping to here more ideas about this Keris... is it "authentic" (meaning is it old)??
What make an old Keris a Pusaka (once it is sold, is it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st February 2005, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
Hi Tom,
I just want to be sure I am not...
Hi Tom,
I just want to be sure I am not misunderstood... unlike pamor, the Widmanstatten pattern has no staining to the surface as does pamor. That is the difference I am referring to.
BSMStar
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th February 2005, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 127
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2005, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 21
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Possible Meteoric.....
Looking at the pattern on this beautiful blade reminds me of a "lightly" forged Widmanstatten structure. Did Phil Tom use an acid blend like Aqua Regia (a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th February 2005, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
okhba3
OK, I am confused by the latest...
okhba3
OK, I am confused by the latest analysis on the Prambanan meteorite, do you have any sources to quote. An amount of Ti above a trace amount would be highly unusual... but to say there is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2005, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
Hi Tom,
Somewhat like the Keris, a cut and...
Hi Tom,
Somewhat like the Keris, a cut and polished surface of an iron meteorite (except Ataxites) will only display the Widmanstatten structure after being acid etched.
There is a range of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2005, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 15
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Thank you Henk and Jan for your input!!!!
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Thank you Henk and Jan for your input!!!!
The blade looks like it has pamor; do you think it is with nickel or a phosphorus iron?
The dapur and size reminds me of a 14c Keris, any ideas?
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2005, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
Hi rasdan!
I understand, I think you are Ok...
Hi rasdan!
I understand, I think you are Ok with the metallic part of the Nantan. There shouldn't be any volatile components there... but there may be a small amount volatile inclusions scatter...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2005, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 19
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Now I am drooling. :D
Comparing these two...
Now I am drooling. :D
Comparing these two great examples to mine.... I can see the mine is very different, more rounded (not as angular).
I still want to point out that mine has a "spherical"...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2005, 12:26 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2005, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
Hi Jens,
I'm sorry to be confusing... I was...
Hi Jens,
I'm sorry to be confusing... I was not asking about arsenic, it’s that I am making an assumption on the chemistry involved. I am assuming (a bad thing to do) the simplest reaction here...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2005, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
Rasdan,
I believe the Nantan has already...
Rasdan,
I believe the Nantan has already been analyzed.
www.greatwallct.com/nantan.htm
The average Chemical composition in the Nantan meteorites are: Fe 92.35%, Ni 6.96%, belonging to IIICD...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2005, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
Hi Jim,
You will find there are no...
Hi Jim,
You will find there are no "unearthly" elements in meteorites. What sets them appart is the "chemical mix" in which they were formed (and the physical conditions of formation as well). ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2005, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,145
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th February 2005, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 127
Views: 240,720
fearn,
You make an old Geologist proud (OK,...
fearn,
You make an old Geologist proud (OK, I’m not one any more). We didn't work with isotopes unless we were dating the material. Pure chemistry was enough, generally reported in oxides for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2005, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,145
Here is a link to Paul's Keris Page:
...
Here is a link to Paul's Keris Page:
http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~dspf/index.html
Other links
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/taman.sari/keris/introduction/patani.htm...
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