Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Yesterday, 09:55 PM
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I find that whenever i find a more than basic...
I find that whenever i find a more than basic Kebo keris it becomes rather difficult toi match it exactly to any of the pakem diagrams i have seen of the forms. There is always something that is not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Yesterday, 08:24 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
29th October 2024, 07:26 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th October 2024, 07:15 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th October 2024, 05:17 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd October 2024, 11:07 PM
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Hi Adam and welcome to the forum.
The blade,...
Hi Adam and welcome to the forum.
The blade, wrongko and mendhak all appear to be Javanese to me. The Ganesha hilt is most certainly Balinese. If this were mine i would replace the hilt with a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th October 2024, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 6
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OK. It just had a somewhat Balinese look to the...
OK. It just had a somewhat Balinese look to the execution. I don't know what you mean by an "Indonesian smith" though. I mean, a Balinese pande would technically be an Indonesian smith as well. So...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th October 2024, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,044
Was thinking the same. Can i assume this keris...
Was thinking the same. Can i assume this keris was made by a Balinese pande? If so it was an interesting choice to go with this dress form, but since you have a proper mendhak would create a better...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th September 2024, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 21,060
I willl say this in regards to what you are...
I willl say this in regards to what you are looking for. For many years there has been quite a bit of questionable or even straight out false information circulated about keris, some online and some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th September 2024, 10:09 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th September 2024, 08:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th September 2024, 08:29 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th September 2024, 11:03 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th September 2024, 11:01 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th September 2024, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 30,598
To answer your question Hugh, i would say no,...
To answer your question Hugh, i would say no, this last keris you show is not Cengkrong. It clearly has a gandik (Cengkrong do not) and the keris is gonjo iras, meaning that the blade is all one...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th September 2024, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,660
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but this is...
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but this is not a particular rare book (as you noted, it was reprinted in 2009 and it has been reprinted again in 2021). It is readily available on Amazon. I have...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th September 2024, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 17,806
Thanks for posting this encouragement. I was...
Thanks for posting this encouragement. I was going to post something similar in response to Milandro's warnings, but you have stated my unshared points very well.
I believe that what we, as...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st August 2024, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,277
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th August 2024, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 22,277
I don't believe you will find GOOD keris very...
I don't believe you will find GOOD keris very cheap anywhere, not even NL. Of course there are still bargains to be found from time to time, sleeper auctions that somehow get overlooked, but i...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 239
Views: 172,982
Oh, my bad actually. I completely missed the...
Oh, my bad actually. I completely missed the small photo at the top of the page.
Frankly i'm not sure what that is a hilt for, but yes, the ferrule on that hilt would be unusual for a Balinese...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 239
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Here are a couple of rather nice Bali hilts...
Here are a couple of rather nice Bali hilts carved in bone. These two are contemporary carving which i believe are done with moose bone, which has become a popular medium for contemporary Balinese...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 239
Views: 172,982
These are nice carvings Hugh, but honestly i...
These are nice carvings Hugh, but honestly i would hesitate to label them as VERY high quality. First of all, usually the highest quality would be reserved for ivory, not only a more valuable...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th August 2024, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 239
Views: 172,982
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th August 2024, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,488
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2024, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 16,488
Two nice old warriors for sure.
Reading the...
Two nice old warriors for sure.
Reading the descriptions has raised a question for me. Ricikan, sekar kacang, praen, gandhik, lambe gajah, greneng, jenggot, sogokan and blumbangan are all Javanese...
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