Introduction

[Sajen]

Hello Craig,

glad you join our little forum!

Best regards,
Detlef

[David]

Well, i don't know whether you prefer to be addressed as Sam or Craig, but welcome either way.
Just out of curiosity do you just collect hilts or do you have blades as well?

[Rick]

Welcome aboard Craig!

[Marcokeris]

Welcome Graig

[Johan van Zyl]

Another hilt collector! No wonder there are no hilts left in my neck of the woods!

Welcome, Craig! This is a good place to be.

PS: When you begin to experience lack of adequate storage space, you can pass the surplus on to me!

Johan

[kai]

Hello Craig,

Welcome to our little forum - good to have more and more active members here!

It would be great if you were to post some of your favorite pieces or any that you may wish to discuss...

Regards,
Kai

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Craig,

Welcome to our little forum - good to have more and more active members here!

It would be great if you were to post some of your favorite pieces or any that you may wish to discuss...

Regards,
Kai

Hello Kai,
Thanks for your reply. I intend to do so, and as soon as I figure out how to upload photos I intend to do just that.
I'm curious, how did you become interested in collecting hilts or Keris?

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by Johan van Zyl

Another hilt collector! No wonder there are no hilts left in my neck of the woods!

Welcome, Craig! This is a good place to be.

PS: When you begin to experience lack of adequate storage space, you can pass the surplus on to me!

Johan

Hi Johan,
Thanks for your reply and kind offer. I have fond memories of my short visit to Cape Town on the same voyage of World Campus Afloat, that brought me to Indonesia, earlier in my around the world semester at sea. Having a kilo of broiled prawn for dinner, and a fabulous evening at the Nico Milan theater, and the beauty of table mountain are among my fond memories of your great country..

As to the absence of hilts for sale, it must be a challenge to you, being geographically removed from the areas where they are or rather were plentiful. I've been lucky meeting collectors, selling their collection. I'm new to the protocols of this site, but if you would like to contact me directly, I can introduce you to a seller with many great hilts for sale.
Regards,
Craig

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by Marcokeris

Welcome Graig

Caio Marco,
Congratulations on your beautiful book and collection.
Say, how do you display your great collection?
Regards,
Craig

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by Sam U Rye

Caio Marco,
Congratulations on your beautiful book and collection.
Say, how do you display your great collection?
Regards,
Craig

I display hilts on different shelves like this

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Marcokeris

I display hilts on different shelves like this

Hello Marco,

who dedusting it? You or your wife?

Regards,
Detlef

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by Rick

Welcome aboard Craig!

Thanks Rick,
Glad to be here. I see.that you've been a member for over ten years. How did you become interested in Keris?
What do you collect, hilts or complete Keris?
Regards,
Craig

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Sam U Rye

Thanks Rick,
Glad to be here. I see.that you've been a member for over ten years. How did you become interested in Keris?
What do you collect, hilts or complete Keris?
Regards,
Craig

Founding Father here.
I took Joseph Conrad's sea road to East Asia.
I collect all kinds of East Asian edgy stuff; mostly the keris.

I do collect handles; first post in this thread.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16214

I also collect swords etc. from other cultures.

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by Rick

Founding Father here.
I took Joseph Conrad's sea road to East Asia.
I collect all kinds of East Asian edgy stuff; mostly the keris.

I do collect handles; first post in this thread.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16214

I also collect swords etc. from other cultures.

Boy, that is quite a grouping of weapons. In case of a major calamity, I'm heading your way to be in a protected environment. All I could do would be to throw handles at intruders!

[Johan van Zyl]

Craig, my sob story is that I have been a dedicated gun collector and battlefield reenactor since about 1961. I still am an honorary lifetime member of a major Society here in South Africa. However, since our gun legislation has become demonically restrictive, I have switched to become an edged weapons collector. I actually started to specialise in kukris, having accumulated quite a number, but then I unexpectedly got hold of two antique kerisses, which I have researched in depth, driving some of these pundits in this forum nearly up the wall with my dumb questions.

There are some very dedicated and knowledgeable folks on this forum who continue to amaze me with their experience and insight in matters keris. Yet they still accommodate us newbies with infinite patience (although I read between the lines and see the patience wearing a bit thin on occasion, when people like me ask them to date a keris to the year, and they reply: "Oh, it could have been made sometime during the last couple of centuries - maybe!")

Jokes aside, this forum is tops!

Johan

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Sam U Rye

Boy, that is quite a grouping of weapons. In case of a major calamity, I'm heading your way to be in a protected environment. All I could do would be to throw handles at intruders!

Bring beer!

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by David

Well, i don't know whether you prefer to be addressed as Sam or Craig, but welcome either way.
Just out of curiosity do you just collect hilts or do you have blades as well?

Hi David While I possess around 6 complete Keris, I only collect hilts. When I first started collecting, my daughters were quite young, and they were terrified by the blades. Besides that my little townhouse couldn't accommodate them. How about you? Storage and display are an issue for any collectors. Can you imagine trying to display 2 or 300 Keris? I found that a lighted dedicated display case with Windows on 3 sides, and a mirrored back worked the best for me. (I have three!)

[David]

Originally Posted by Sam U Rye

Hi David While I possess around 6 complete Keris, I only collect hilts. When I first started collecting, my daughters were quite young, and they were terrified by the blades. Besides that my little townhouse couldn't accommodate them. How about you? Storage and display are an issue for any collectors. Can you imagine trying to display 2 or 300 Keris? I found that a lighted dedicated display case with Windows on 3 sides, and a mirrored back worked the best for me. (I have three!)

Hi Craig. Yes, my interest has always been towards collecting the whole package, with my main interest being in the blades themselves. Display and storage is always an issue as my collection must be near 100 keris at this point. I have a dedicated room in the house for them. My wife insists upon it.

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by David

Well, i don't know whether you prefer to be addressed as Sam or Craig, but welcome either way.
Just out of curiosity do you just collect hilts or do you have blades as well?

P.S. Craig would be best, I just used the small attempt at a pun for a nickname, as the website asked for a sign on ID..

[Sam U Rye]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Craig,

glad you join our little forum!

Best regards,
Detlef

Greetings Detlef,
Thanks again for your help and support becoming a member.
Regards,
Craig

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Sam U Rye

Thanks again for your help and support becoming a member.

You are welcome Craig!