Forum: Keris Swap Forum
5th February 2024, 07:23 PM
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
21st January 2024, 07:54 PM
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Keris Madura/East Jawa
Available for a limited time before going up for auction.
Keris from the island of Madura or the eastern part of Java.
The wilah shows a wonderful rendition of pamor ujung gunung at the base...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th August 2021, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd August 2021, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 44,827
To start with a blade from Jean's book.
My...
To start with a blade from Jean's book.
My impression is kaku (clumsy, not harmonious).
The weak undulations make the blade appear wonky and somewhat unbalanced. Other features are more...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd August 2021, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 44,827
Pawakan
The forum has been a bit quiet lately, so I thought we might do a small experiment on pawakan - the feeling evoked by a blade. To provide some more background:
Tangguh is evaluated according to a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th July 2021, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,926
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd April 2021, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 14,680
Great example, Ian!
Even mundane events are...
Great example, Ian!
Even mundane events are easily altered. Have several colleagues recount the same work event, and usually smalld details will differ, even when only a few days have passed.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd April 2021, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 14,680
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th April 2021, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 14,680
Thanks for that, Alan. Your keynote telling of...
Thanks for that, Alan. Your keynote telling of the story already made it more vivid - especially with the rock form being the very final shape he took after many dastardly attempts to escape.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th April 2021, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 14,680
[QUOTE=A. G. Maisey]
I do not understand...
[QUOTE=A. G. Maisey]
I do not understand Dutch. I have not the slightest inkling of what the text on the photographed page says. I did add some breaks in the text to increase legibility
EDIT
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
25th July 2020, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,907
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
24th July 2020, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,579
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
22nd July 2020, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,579
Keris from Madura or East Jawa
On offer for €250 (excluding shipping).
An old wilah from East Jawa or Madura dressed in a surakarta ladrangan cut from a single piece of wood and with a well engraved pendok blewah.
The...
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
22nd July 2020, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,825
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
21st July 2020, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,104
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
17th July 2020, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,995
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
17th July 2020, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,104
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
15th July 2020, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,104
Keris from Lombok(?)
For sale a keris of undetermined origin, though considering the mix of components my best guess would be Lombok.
The blade is made of quite a few layers, resulting in a wonderful pamor. The...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th July 2020, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 21,452
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
15th July 2020, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,907
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
15th July 2020, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,995
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
14th July 2020, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,995
Keris from 2012 catalogue
On offer is a keris from Alan's fall/winter 2012 catalogue. The original description and photos are added down in this post. Note that the slorok plate was silver coloured in 2012, but has since...
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
13th July 2020, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,825
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
11th July 2020, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,907
Keris from Catalogue 68 for sale
Offered for sale, keris number 12 from Alan Maisey's Keris Catalogue 68. The original description is provided below along with the photos from the catalogue.
I am selling this keris for the same...
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
11th July 2020, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,825
Sumatran Keris
On offer, a keris from Sumatra. The sheath shows both South Sumatran and Bugis influences. The wilah show bugis influences in its overall shape and peninsular influences in its ricikan, pamor appears...
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