Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th April 2010, 03:15 PM
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[QUOTE=ganjawulung]Dear Heinz, Detlef,
One of...
[QUOTE=ganjawulung]Dear Heinz, Detlef,
One of the easiest way to differ 11 luks sabuk inten and carita is by examining the "lambe gajah". Carita must have two "lambe gajah", and Sabuk Inten must...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th April 2010, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th April 2010, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,361
Hello Detlef,
My method of determining a...
Hello Detlef,
My method of determining a given dapur is probably very similar to yours: I compare the ricikan of my keris with the ricikan in the books ...
I think one of the problems of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th April 2010, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th April 2010, 10:41 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th April 2010, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,268
Sirek, Kronckew, thank you both for your...
Sirek, Kronckew, thank you both for your suggestions.
p.s. - black iron oxide is an alternative form of rust to the more destructive red rust we all hate. rust bluing is/has been used to produce a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th April 2010, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,268
Black rust
I encounter this problem for nearly 40 years -- first with my early Colt automatic pistols, now with some of my keris blades: spots of black rust!
While red or brown rust usually comes off easily,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th April 2010, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 42,040
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2010, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 42,040
Hello Ganjawulung
Naga Siluman or Naga...
Hello Ganjawulung
Naga Siluman or Naga Seluman -- I'm aware of both terms, but I never knew which is the correct one. Thank you for clarification. Then I have a keris
Naga Siluman with "too many...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd April 2010, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 42,040
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th March 2010, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,993
Thank you, Penangsang. I always had a...
Thank you, Penangsang. I always had a "Pengging-feeling" with this keris, but I was not brave enough to mention it here.
I'm well aware that Pengging is a very rare and a very difficult tangguh,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th March 2010, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 12
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Another old slim keris
Another very slim keris from my collection -- this time 13 luk.
A very similar keris (with a much longer tip, however) is shown in
the book "The Javanese Kris" by Isaac Groneman, page 84.
Heinz
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th March 2010, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,993
Hello Freddy, hello Henk
Thank you! I also...
Hello Freddy, hello Henk
Thank you! I also like this keris very much and I'm happy that I had a chance
to buy it.
Freddy, you are right, the warangka is indeed made of one piece of wood...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th March 2010, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,993
Thank you, David, for reposting my pictures....
Thank you, David, for reposting my pictures. Sorry, this was my (and my son's)
first try with posting pictures in this forum, and we simply had no idea how to do it properly ... and thank you for...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th March 2010, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,993
Hello Ganjawulung
Nice to hear that you...
Hello Ganjawulung
Nice to hear that you returned well to Jakarta!
Thank you for your comment on my 7-luk keris. Yes, it's a plain keris
with all ricikan worn down by age which makes it...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th March 2010, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 12
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Slim 7-luk keris for comment
I just bought an old 7-luk keris in Solo dress with a very slim blade
and a single line pamor along the middle of the blade. Lenght of
the blade without pesi: 31 cm.
Any opinion/comment...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd March 2010, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st February 2010, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th February 2010, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,428
Hello Chregu
Welcome to the forum. It's nice...
Hello Chregu
Welcome to the forum. It's nice to see another Swiss member here!
Your naga keris has a rather nice overall shape and a ganja Kelap Lintah (waved ganja). It's difficult to tell its...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2009, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 36,335
Hello Celtan,
I never imported anything...
Hello Celtan,
I never imported anything bigger than a large keris (blade length ca. 40 cm). Maybe some might consider this as a sword ... Anyway, it went through directly to my address without any...
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2009, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 36,335
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th September 2009, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,491
Hi Erik
An interesting old keris! I like...
Hi Erik
An interesting old keris! I like those not too perfect keris which had a story to tell if they could speak. I own a few of them, too ...
I agree with Detlef that warangan might...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th September 2009, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 42,040
No need to be sorry, David.
I can well...
No need to be sorry, David.
I can well understand that you would like to see pictures of my Naga keris, and I would like to show it as well. But I`m sure that I`ll be able to post pictures in the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th September 2009, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 42,040
Hi David
The pictures above are posted by...
Hi David
The pictures above are posted by Gustav, not by me. Gustav`s keris is absolutely different from mine -- mine has 13 luk and is all over Javanese in appearance, including its dress.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th September 2009, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 42,040
Hello David
I would really like to post...
Hello David
I would really like to post pictures, not only of this Naga keris but also of several other keris I own. But before I can do this, I need to buy a good camera, a new computer and --...
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