my last keris

kai · 27th March 2023, 04:54 PM

Wait, how did you sneak in that last comment, Detlef?

Sajen · 27th March 2023, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kai

Wait, how did you sneak in that last comment, Detlef?

Magic, pure magic!

A. G. Maisey · 27th March 2023, 10:28 PM

Nik, will you please accept my apologies for being so obscure in some of my posted remarks. Sometimes I am tongue in cheek, sometimes I am deliberately over polite in order to attempt to avoid offense, sometimes what I might write will only be understood by those who are intended to understand it.

Above all it would be a mistake to take everything I write as being deadly serious, or as being cut into stone with a chisel and four pound hammer.

In respect of my "remarkable" comment, well, over 70 years of handling & seeing keris I believe I have never seen an (apparently) professionally mounted keris set into its scabbard back to front.

In my opinion this is something that is truly worthy of some sort of remark, but like Kai, formulation of such remark is beyond my abilities.

Rick · 28th March 2023, 01:12 AM

I guess I have two questions:

Why did you purchase it?

Why is it reversed in the wrongko?

I think we'd all like to know your reasoning.

Green · 28th March 2023, 07:23 AM

Alan, Sajen and Kai;

I'm really not observant! my bad. Many thanks for pointing that out!
That is truly a first. "Remarkable" ! Rightly so Alan.I've never seen the blade in reverse position in the sheath like this also. Can anyone give any reason why ?

(Although I must say I've seen a LOT of hilts positioned in reverse position even by the so called 'experts'....)

milandro · 28th March 2023, 08:26 AM

Since Marco is not a novice at this, I am supposing that there is more that meets the eye here and that he is just chuckling

Marcokeris · 28th March 2023, 01:54 PM

dapur Maeso Slurung / Nabrang

28th March 2023, 01:54 PM	#7
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27th March 2023, 04:54 PM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Wait, how did you sneak in that last comment, Detlef?

27th March 2023, 10:28 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,876	Nik, will you please accept my apologies for being so obscure in some of my posted remarks. Sometimes I am tongue in cheek, sometimes I am deliberately over polite in order to attempt to avoid offense, sometimes what I might write will only be understood by those who are intended to understand it. Above all it would be a mistake to take everything I write as being deadly serious, or as being cut into stone with a chisel and four pound hammer. In respect of my "remarkable" comment, well, over 70 years of handling & seeing keris I believe I have never seen an (apparently) professionally mounted keris set into its scabbard back to front. In my opinion this is something that is truly worthy of some sort of remark, but like Kai, formulation of such remark is beyond my abilities.

28th March 2023, 01:12 AM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,289	I guess I have two questions: Why did you purchase it? Why is it reversed in the wrongko? I think we'd all like to know your reasoning.

28th March 2023, 07:23 AM	#5
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 312	Alan, Sajen and Kai; I'm really not observant! my bad. Many thanks for pointing that out! That is truly a first. "Remarkable" ! Rightly so Alan.I've never seen the blade in reverse position in the sheath like this also. Can anyone give any reason why ? (Although I must say I've seen a LOT of hilts positioned in reverse position even by the so called 'experts'....)

28th March 2023, 08:26 AM	#6
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 470	Since Marco is not a novice at this, I am supposing that there is more that meets the eye here and that he is just chuckling