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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th November 2024, 03:18 PM
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Views: 3,993
Posted By milandro
very interesting and very preoccupying this...

very interesting and very preoccupying this information about the possibility that an older blade may be reforged adding a raindrop Damascus pattern which is what the western called something that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th November 2024, 12:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,993
Posted By milandro
I would say this is a Kamardikan blade. ...

I would say this is a Kamardikan blade.

Incidentally, I see lots of blades with Udan Mas pamor being marketd in recent times and , at least in the NL, they are popular among traders because the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2024, 05:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,896
Posted By milandro
I don't think the second hilt (very nice carving...

I don't think the second hilt (very nice carving indeed!) is Rhino, to me looks like this may be some form of albino water buffalo (which is my favourite material I have a few in very different...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2024, 04:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,896
Posted By milandro
nice krises A Javanese and a Bugis kris , my...

nice krises

A Javanese and a Bugis kris , my guess is that the horn hilt is the Bugis? In that case it is most probably buffalo horn. I have a Bugis with a buffalo horn hilt.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2024, 10:21 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,520
Posted By milandro
Thumbs up this appears to be a Maduran kris, Tilam Upih, at...

this appears to be a Maduran kris, Tilam Upih, at least the blade and hilt may be from Madura or thereabouts, the selut , a modern addition in my opinion, appears to be in a Sumatran style as it is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th October 2024, 03:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,610
Posted By milandro
We will probably never know what the meaning of...

We will probably never know what the meaning of those objects in the mendak is.

These probably represent personal convictions or superstitions which have meaning only to one person who has the key...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th October 2024, 08:32 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 40,198
Posted By milandro
perhaps here you find some of the answers to your...

perhaps here you find some of the answers to your questions

http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/maisey/


the shape of the kris contains both symbolic and practical elements
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd October 2024, 09:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 40,198
Posted By milandro
I don't think it is a prerogative of a 5 luk kris...

I don't think it is a prerogative of a 5 luk kris being Ganja Iras. Any kris straight or with luk may or may not be created without a Ganja.

here there is a thread with some info on this
...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th September 2024, 08:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 25,219
Posted By milandro
Cheers! If I were you I'd still give it a go and...

Cheers! If I were you I'd still give it a go and contact the person whom seems to be running that site



Dominique Buttin

dbuttin@hotmail.com


here his biography
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th September 2024, 08:54 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 21,164
Posted By milandro
it may very well be a real VOC blade but if there...

it may very well be a real VOC blade but if there is something that is regularly faked is precisely the VOC designation , so be careful
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th September 2024, 08:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 25,219
Posted By milandro
there are many books and there are many scholarly...

there are many books and there are many scholarly articles, but these days information on line is what works the best.

Personally I find that there have been, over the years, some sites from which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd September 2024, 11:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 26,765
Posted By milandro
This looks like a very elaborated form of Pedang...

This looks like a very elaborated form of Pedang Cagak.

While I admire the scabbard and the hilt and guard, they look way more elaborate than anything I have ever seen and also a little bit too...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2024, 01:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,085
Posted By milandro
they are generally pig or dog and of course are...

they are generally pig or dog and of course are there to suggest the " human" origin since these objects are invariably sold with the mysterious " headhunter's " innuendo ".
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2024, 09:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,085
Posted By milandro
Welcome to the forum. I am afraid that this...

Welcome to the forum.

I am afraid that this is one of those pieces " for those who travel...", at least, in my humble opinion. I wouldn't attribute any special significance to any element that you...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th September 2024, 11:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 40,198
Posted By milandro
In my opinion, though not as experienced as...

In my opinion, though not as experienced as others, the kris you show is South Sumatran Kris .
I have never seen that particular dhapur featured here (but others with more experience may be familiar...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th September 2024, 10:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 24,071
Posted By milandro
I have endeavoured to provide any incomplete kris...

I have endeavoured to provide any incomplete kris that I have bought with the most coherent and hopefully , correct, attributes.

One such example I have disclosed and discussed in a thread here
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2024, 08:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 24,631
Posted By milandro
there is one, an almost Identical one, which is...

there is one, an almost Identical one, which is for sale now on a Dutch second hand site (cannot post the pics per forum rules)

This demonstrates these Items are modern and frequent replicas found...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th September 2024, 11:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 24,071
Posted By milandro
I'd be very cautious in doing DIY things, not...

I'd be very cautious in doing DIY things, not only because it isn't easy but also because the whole point is to do things in the correct way if you have to do that at all!

Even if (and I've done...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th September 2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 27,283
Posted By milandro
don't expect to find huge collections on display,...

don't expect to find huge collections on display, there are a few here and there (as mentioned above) but there isn't a specific keris museum. The Ethnological museum of Leiden and the Tropenmuseum...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th September 2024, 09:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 24,071
Posted By milandro
they both seem to be old blades. The first...

they both seem to be old blades.

The first one is in a Bali Sarong but is not a Balinese blade (looks Sumatran to my eye but I may be wrong), Pamor looks nice, the ganja seems to be tilted...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th September 2024, 06:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,279
Posted By milandro
well, there seems to be a Kris maker in Malaysia ...

well, there seems to be a Kris maker in Malaysia

Lai Kah Fo in Johor

...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th September 2024, 04:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,279
Posted By milandro
or maybe, like in the other example, they don't...

or maybe, like in the other example, they don't really make any sense other than creating an artefact which may please a particular market
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th September 2024, 04:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,279
Posted By milandro
I suppose you may be able to tell us more about...

I suppose you may be able to tell us more about the text or so called text than most of us may be able to comment on.

Other examples of seemingly " Chinese" decorated blades have been appearing in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th September 2024, 03:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 40,198
Posted By milandro
they seem to exist with and without a Ganja. ...

they seem to exist with and without a Ganja.
The dress and hilt are Madurese and I think that, once cleaned and stained, the blade may, possibly, show as being pamor adeg rambut
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2024, 08:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 24,631
Posted By milandro
so this is an object made in Antwerp ( Antwerpen...

so this is an object made in Antwerp ( Antwerpen is Antwerp in Dutch-Flemish) 16 April 1944 or celebrating an event which happened there.
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