Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th October 2006, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 31,648
lifted tail cause of the heat
Besides the fact that a replaced ganja not fits the blade,
imo one of the reasons can be the heat.
At first the ganja is made at fit size before "welded" to the blade.
During the welding of the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th September 2006, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,677
A Fairly old keris in my eyes.
based on this...
A Fairly old keris in my eyes.
based on this photo's:
Its old, and not a tourist piece.
The dress is indeed a surakarta style ( Solo ). Looking at the form and shape.
Although the mendak(ring...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th June 2006, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,919
Hello Arathon,
Ing G.J.F.J Tammens did a...
Hello Arathon,
Ing G.J.F.J Tammens did a good job by writing his keris books.
Like he mentioned himself, a important source is the work of Groneman.
But besides that he combined and compares...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st May 2006, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,994
thnks
thanks all for your meaning guys,
I 'll stick to Lew, cause i am a collector of indonesian edged weapons.
whether its right or not.
Whasn't it the old Romans who said: The world wants to be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th April 2006, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,994
Ideas on this blade
I bought just this blade on a market. I Dont know its origine.
Its abbout 60 cm long. Got no stamps or markings. Forged, but no mixed material (pamor)
...any idea ??
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th April 2006, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,469
adres Museum Pusaka
Hello Raja,
I digged up the adress from the Museum pasaka ( located at Taman mini)
Jl Pondok gede kramat Jati
Jakarta 13560
tel (021) 8404155,5409497
Buka setiap hari: Selasa-Mingu Pukul:...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2006, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,469
-The National Museum of Jakarta seems to have...
-The National Museum of Jakarta seems to have very nice kerises.
- The keris museum (located at Taman mini) is a must to see; It has a lot of kerises and at the back of the museum is a store where...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th April 2006, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,696
don't be sad....
....It wasn't
Nice for a wall decoration. Just take a good look at the base, and especially the thickness of the blade.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2006, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,440
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2006, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,440
a full description does not make it a genuine...
a full description does not make it a genuine kraton keris.
After all, its possible to get "official" documents for every keris in your collection.
Seeing the photo's i agree this is a modern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2006, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 31,313
criticism is good
To Nechesh, Henk and all other keris lovers/colectors.
first of all its good to have some criticism and have questions if someone makes a statement or say something about kerises.
There are many...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 31,313
replacing the mendak
You'r right about the mendak nechesh, I did put on a new one because there was no mendak at all.
personally i preffer an old one, even with some damage or stones etc missing than a fancy new mendak....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 31,313
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 31,313
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2006, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 31,313
A nice old keris, indeed in a Solo dress. This...
A nice old keris, indeed in a Solo dress. This kind of shape (dapur) with 13 luk was very popular with Maduranese soldiers in service of Solonese army.
So many times we can see a blade made in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2006, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,752
Could be the washing, but the ganja looks more...
Could be the washing, but the ganja looks more recent then the blade.
The Blade itself does'nt seems to recent to me.
I agree with the other gentleman that the blade origins from madura.
... a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2006, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,809
hard to get but not impossible
Because its a poison its very hard to find indeed. You could try a different way: At a mineral / stones selling (saw it lately on ebay too): buy Realgar ; This(orange colored) Mineral stone...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2006, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,752
I agree with Henk its an Bugis (or Sulawesi)...
I agree with Henk its an Bugis (or Sulawesi) keris.
A nice webside showing some regional differences:
http://old.blades.free.fr
Although the photo's are not very sharp, it looks like a nice and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2006, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,733
alright then
thanks for the received information. It gives me a task to search on for related ones, like photo's etc.
I did't expect it eighter to be a very special one with 'superpowers"
i just like it the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2006, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 22,905
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2006, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,733
occupation of this fellow?
Maybe i am to crazy about my keris hobby.....and imagening things.
This weekend brought this from a flee-market to my home.
The statue is about 40 cm high, made of very heavy wood. I think not very...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd January 2006, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,660
Tombak / keris related ...or just a souvenir?
Got this last year from indonesia, Dont know what it is.
Its made of some kind of hard cupper. The (simple) handle is firm attached, and i am fraid when trying to loose it, something will break.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2006, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,140
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2006, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,140
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2005, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,002
Yes a very nice piece indeed.
-wasnt me...
Yes a very nice piece indeed.
-wasnt me bidding too on this piece, I wanted to.....but had to repair the roof of my house...glad i did cause started snowing here....at the other hand as a real...
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