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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

9th May 2024, 03:34 PM

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Hi Alan. All good information that i was already...

Hi Alan. All good information that i was already aware of, but in the context of this particular converstaion, are you saying that you don't believe that the keris sajen developed until AFTER the...

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

7th May 2024, 02:48 PM

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Good point about the luk variety of this...

Good point about the luk variety of this particular sajen. I was attempting to answer Omar's question more generally. Which came first, sajen or Sombro. Certainly the very early keris sajen are all...

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

6th May 2024, 05:31 PM

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Yes, this does appear to be a legitimately old...

Yes, this does appear to be a legitimately old keris sajen, but i don't really find it possible to get too exacting with ages on these since the form does not change much over the centuries. When...

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

4th May 2024, 05:13 PM

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Posted By David

My personal feeling about keris is that they...

My personal feeling about keris is that they should always be kept in their sheath when not being viewed. Many collectors wrap their keris in plastic so as not to have the metal in constant contact...

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

3rd May 2024, 10:25 PM

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Nyai Mbok would be an honorific meaning a...

Nyai Mbok would be an honorific meaning a senior/elder woman/mother, not her actual name. The question of how many of these keris could have been made in Empu Sombro's lifetime is one i am afraid i...

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

30th April 2024, 09:16 PM

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Posted By David

That's always a very difficult question,...

That's always a very difficult question, especially with this type of keris because it has very very stylistic indicators. Your keris does seem to present itself as being very old just from the...

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

29th April 2024, 02:29 AM

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Posted By David

I agree with all here. Hilt may not be "new", but...

I agree with all here. Hilt may not be "new", but contemporary. As for origin, Jawa, hilt might be East Jawa.

Forum: Keris Warung Kopi

27th April 2024, 10:26 PM

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Posted By David

Welcome to the forum Omar. It does indeed look...

Welcome to the forum Omar.
It does indeed look to be a Keris Sombro, but a hole in the end of the pesi (tang) would be a defining trademark. These are so called after a legendary female Empu (keris...

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