Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2013, 07:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2013, 03:18 PM
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Thanks for the elaborated explanation Kai...
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Thanks for the elaborated explanation Kai...
Hmm I'm really critical on this one as most badik I've seen were pamorred, at least slight pamor. This one was plain baja, but somehow the mid part...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2013, 02:16 PM
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That should ease my prejudice over the...
That should ease my prejudice over the silverworks, Kai. I've only been to Sumatra once (Medan that is - perhaps 15 years ago) and know next to nothing about their "antique upgrades" industry. Based...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th February 2013, 08:40 AM
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Hi Kai,
if the blade was made with such besi...
Hi Kai,
if the blade was made with such besi with higher carbon contain, does it mean it can easily break? I've read somewhere stated that besi melela was actually comes from a sandy grains along...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2013, 02:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2013, 03:39 AM
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If this was the case then I would be worry too...
If this was the case then I would be worry too :eek:
Sorry I haven't got a good camera this time to get a decent shots on the silver works. Definitely doesn't look shiny, no bling-bling there but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2013, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 69
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Hi Kai,
From my observation, the besi used...
Hi Kai,
From my observation, the besi used was similar to the type that we always see in kerises. Perhaps no nickel contents, hence no pamor.
The characteristic of the besi was also akin to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th February 2013, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 69
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Hi detlef,
Yes indeed yours was also...
Hi detlef,
Yes indeed yours was also double-edged.
I was in the thinking that mine could be something from the Phillipines, as I never saw anything like this. Now I've seen yours and somewhere...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2013, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 17
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Giving to the fact that this kind of things do...
Giving to the fact that this kind of things do happen, yes thor I think there is some possibilities of artificial aging and such things. I've seen many of these kind on kerises but definitely I know...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2013, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 69
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semi-dual edged badik?
Hi guys,
Another puzzling thing was this semi-dualled edge badek / badik (was it really a badik, after all?). I thought badek was always a single-edged weapon, but then I might be wrong.
The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2013, 05:55 PM
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Well then, obviously it was around of the same...
Well then, obviously it was around of the same length..
BTW Detlef, do you have any clue on the three-apiece consecutive horizontal markings at the blunt edge (or shall I say the back?) of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2013, 05:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2013, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 17
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Oh, Hi detlef...
It seems that I have some...
Oh, Hi detlef...
It seems that I have some trouble in getting the attachment right. Too long out from posting around here...
Well, my hunch is answered...but then is this was a so-so klewang or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2013, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 17
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Malay Klewang?
Hi there.
I was told that this was actually a Golok Tapik, but I really don't know. Blade was laminated, and light.
Golok Tapik was a part of Malay weaponry (besides the usual keris, golok,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th June 2012, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 17
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I am definitely aware of that, Alan. By...
I am definitely aware of that, Alan. By downloading those pix, I am aware that one's judgement by only looking at still images is limited. Perhaps it could be accurate as well, but then again the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th June 2012, 12:57 PM
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Well, thanks Alan for your opinion.
The...
Well, thanks Alan for your opinion.
The reason I'm asking is because few of my javanese keris collecting friends indicating it is Mataram. I am no expert in Javanese keris, as I have pointed, and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th June 2012, 02:16 AM
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In other words, we can say this keris is newly...
In other words, we can say this keris is newly made, alan?
It is not that I despise newly made keris, but as I try to grow my collection, I would really need to know which is which, hence I can...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th June 2012, 04:58 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th June 2012, 02:07 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th June 2012, 03:38 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th June 2012, 05:27 AM
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a Sengkelat worth of knowing to me
I had this piece down back the road of my early days in keris collecting. As a newbie back then (nor that I was seasoned enough now..), I was easily distracted by other upcoming potential until I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st October 2010, 04:53 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th September 2010, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 46
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st September 2010, 07:10 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th September 2010, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 112
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With slightest knowledge of woodwork myself, I...
With slightest knowledge of woodwork myself, I can offer you no professional advice. But if you gonna remade the broken tip personally I think it's going to be a nice sight to the eye.
As for me,...
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