Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 01:09 AM
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Hello Ian,
Actually, Alan argues for the...
Hello Ian,
Actually, Alan argues for the modern keris to appear around mid-14th century, possibly/probably during Gajahmuda's role as main royal advisor and military lead. Convincing idea and a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 12:03 AM
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Views: 542
Hello Ian,
Interesting thoughts:
This...
Hello Ian,
Interesting thoughts:
This all is based on quite a few assumptions. Just as an example, fittings will usually rot away within several decades; in such case, even a revered gift blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 11:40 PM
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Views: 542
Hello Ian,
I have the book; and was...
Hello Ian,
I have the book; and was asking for the features your opinion is based on.
I believe we already established here quite some time ago that Cato's dating for archaic Moro kris needs...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 542
Hello Ian,
Actually, we don't know for...
Hello Ian,
Actually, we don't know for sure!
There is no doubt that Mojopahit cultural influences carried over into subsequent ruling houses on Java (and elsewhere).
However, there are no...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:25 PM
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Views: 542
Hello Ed,
There is lots of underlying...
Hello Ed,
There is lots of underlying meaning: However it apparently changed through time and, especially, between cultures. This would need a really long essay to do the topic justice...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:32 AM
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Views: 542
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 542
Hello Ed,
There are kris/keris that have...
Hello Ed,
There are kris/keris that have the gangya/gonjo forged integrally with the blade; the default is them being made as separate pieces though. This tradition is based on underlying...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 02:55 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2024, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 634
Hello Ian,
IMO, all parts of the hilt are...
Hello Ian,
IMO, all parts of the hilt are not genuine. It really helps to include pics from additional angles to allow visualisation of features in 3D.
Not much hopes for the blade, too, albeit...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2024, 11:33 PM
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Views: 2,699
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2024, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,565
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2024, 10:56 PM
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Views: 3,821
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2024, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,484
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2024, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,637
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2024, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,557
Thanks, Omar!
Similar blades are also coming...
Thanks, Omar!
Similar blades are also coming from Negara (Banjarmasin area); also the "luk" at the tip seems intentional.
Based on the slender blade as well as the scabbard I'd suggest this...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2024, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,278
Thanks for posting this interesting knife,...
Thanks for posting this interesting knife, Thomas!
Tough to nail down its origin for sure: It probably hails from the Sumatran East coast (including the associated islands); an iron ferrule is not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th May 2024, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,484
Hello Omar,
I believe these fossil elephant...
Hello Omar,
I believe these fossil elephant molar fittings are modern and emulate classic Straits style; blade might be old. IMHO, a sewar regardless of which coast along the Malacca Strait it...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 10:19 PM
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Views: 6,565
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 10:16 PM
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Views: 10,637
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,557
Hello Omar,
Do you have close-ups of the...
Hello Omar,
Do you have close-ups of the base of the blade? Both sides would be good.
Blades curved like this are fairly common and some of them apparently are based on the Arab jambiah.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 10:06 PM
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Views: 4,278
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th May 2024, 10:01 PM
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Views: 4,500
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2024, 08:45 PM
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Views: 6,565
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2024, 08:28 PM
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Views: 5,425
Get well soon, Fernando!
Thanks a lot for...
Get well soon, Fernando!
Thanks a lot for posting this piece! Assuming that it got gifted to the intended recipient, how did it find its way back to Portugal?
BTW, there seem to be several tree...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th May 2024, 08:38 PM
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Views: 3,823
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