Introduction

Rick · 20th August 2017, 05:34 PM

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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 · 22nd August 2017, 07:41 AM

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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 · 22nd August 2017, 02:14 PM

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 · 22nd August 2017, 03:00 PM

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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!

22nd August 2017, 02:14 PM	#3
Johan van Zyl Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Posts: 126	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