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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th September 2024, 10:43 AM
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Views: 9,910
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, 09:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,822
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
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2024, 07:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,193
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, 10:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,822
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, 10:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 15,869
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, 08:16 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,822
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, 05:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,506
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, 03:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,506
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, 03:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,506
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, 02:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,910
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, 07:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,193
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.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st September 2024, 10:18 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,344
Posted By milandro
Are cold shuts repairable and does anyone have examples?

I was discussing this with some people I know and I have researched this topic on the forum finding some very general information but not much in the manner of whether it is possible to deal with...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st September 2024, 09:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,560
Posted By milandro
the kris certainly needs to be undergoing a...

the kris certainly needs to be undergoing a cleaning and then , ideally, a staining to reveal its completely pamor .

The coiled shape in that area isn't uncommon but it may be incorporated in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th August 2024, 12:00 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 15,869
Posted By milandro
I am sorry to say that most beginners ( I am one...

I am sorry to say that most beginners ( I am one too) incur this kind of mistakes. It's learning money one pays.


Similar krises are, every now and again, offered in the NL ( a country which for...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th August 2024, 02:52 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 155,441
Posted By milandro
Are you sure this is a Kris hilt?:confused: ...

Are you sure this is a Kris hilt?:confused:

I think that this may be a the hilt ( or rather the handle) of a Betelnut chisel or cutter

they are generally more ornate and have often this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th August 2024, 08:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,178
Posted By milandro
Only 3 of these pieces seem to be Balinese , you...

Only 3 of these pieces seem to be Balinese , you have a piece with an hilt from Madura (with the donoriko hilt) but seemingly a Bugis sepukal blade and a Bugis sarong , that hilt is certainly...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th August 2024, 07:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,515
Posted By milandro
in Indonesia it is normal to hold blades on...

in Indonesia it is normal to hold blades on incense and to treat the blade with perfumed oils
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th August 2024, 09:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 15,869
Posted By milandro
Hugh, these hilts and sarongs are often made to...

Hugh, these hilts and sarongs are often made to entice non Indonesians.

Mostly sold outside Bali as being Balinese but aside from a general sarong shape resembling the Balinese ones they feature...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th August 2024, 09:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,428
Posted By milandro
the " thing" would be a mendak and is not...

the " thing" would be a mendak and is not particularly looking like a mammoth one ( that material is generally darker), however beautiful, it isn't particularly in keeping with this kris.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th August 2024, 06:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,519
Posted By milandro
The figure may very well not be Batara Bayu since...

The figure may very well not be Batara Bayu since , as I noted, he doesn't have to vessel (some people call it a mirror but it isn't) in his hands.


This is important to derive hits...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th August 2024, 10:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,466
Posted By milandro
this is a bethok kris, in my opinion It is...

this is a bethok kris, in my opinion

It is one of this model made bethoks made to suggest why are ancient. I am afraid this is a not particularly well made one
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th August 2024, 09:29 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,515
Posted By milandro
the first and the third are krises of some...

the first and the third are krises of some merits, but I am afraid the second one isn't. I see it often as a tourist kris. I doubt the blade is Balinese.

The first kris seems to me more a Lombok...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th August 2024, 09:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,519
Posted By milandro
the first is very often identified as Batara Bayu...

the first is very often identified as Batara Bayu , although this one seems to miss some elements ( in the right hand there should be an object which some call a vessel and others a mirro) which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2024, 08:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,083
Posted By milandro
Massawa (or as Italians say Massaua ) is...

Massawa (or as Italians say Massaua ) is certainly a very good explanation.

I was born in Italy, am fluent Italian speaker and am experienced in old text but I've never came across any special way...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,083
Posted By milandro
it also says " from Nicola de Maria (probably)...

it also says " from Nicola de Maria (probably) ufficiale ( in the part where the text is eaten) then ...something...

Mafsana doesn't appear to be a name that can be found on line
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