Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd June 2024, 01:57 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th May 2024, 10:39 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th May 2024, 06:42 AM
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Dhapurs and their names
How does a dhapur get its name?
Relatedly, is there a relationship between the name of the dhapur and the kerises physical form, or with the tuah of the dhapur?
I suspect this might differ on a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th May 2024, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 152,670
For what it's worth I like it too Milandro. I...
For what it's worth I like it too Milandro. I thought that when you first shared it and I still feel the same way.
I suspect a lot of other viewers like it too, but with not much else to say about...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd April 2024, 06:12 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th January 2024, 08:19 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th January 2024, 05:59 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th October 2023, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,817
Yes I understand, Alan. My observation is that...
Yes I understand, Alan. My observation is that the enthusiasm seems to be because old is associated with being more authentic than more recent productions, or having more power. At least that's how I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th October 2023, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,817
Thank you Alan.
I agree that it's market...
Thank you Alan.
I agree that it's market value now would be decent had it not been fiddled. There seems to be a healthy appetite to pay good money for blades with 'older' classifications like...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th October 2023, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th August 2023, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 152,670
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th August 2023, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 44,737
Sure thing Anthony.
What I said was that...
Sure thing Anthony.
What I said was that this discussion reminds me of a similar discussion in art and music. Imagine music where a very good musician plays really fast to show off, but it can...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th August 2023, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2023, 04:52 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd June 2023, 07:48 AM
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Views: 9,172
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd June 2023, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 16
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I believe that a Malay pronunciation of...
I believe that a Malay pronunciation of 'serindit' would be with a barely audible t at the end, a subtle glottal stop. I think 'serindi' might just be a closer-to-phonetic rendition of that.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th June 2023, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,345
Thank you, Gavin.
I thought that this blade...
Thank you, Gavin.
I thought that this blade gave a Tuban impression, but it seems that the gonjo doesn't tick all the boxes. Namely the tail of the gonjo appears tapers straight (without a waist)...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th June 2023, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th June 2023, 07:25 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2023, 10:51 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th May 2023, 07:13 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th April 2023, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 152,670
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th April 2023, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 152,670
Modern keris bethok
How's it going everyone?
Thought I'd share this keris bethok. Definitely made in recent times but with old features like a thick square tang and an iron methuk.
I've been told the warangka...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th April 2023, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,940
Our most senior and knowledgeable members here...
Our most senior and knowledgeable members here will tell you that they encounter terms that were not used or known to their teachers and other keris-literate people (the most literate, even) in their...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd March 2023, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,097
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