Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2015, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 13
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Dragon tanto
Hello Henk,
I think the scabbard is indeed, as stated, created for economic purposes instead as for the traditional Japanese market. The blade does not look very wel imho but the pictures are bad....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th July 2014, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,400
Nihonto message board
Dear Rasjid,
The pictures are not very helpfull. Difficult to see prperly. I suggest you take a look at 'nihonto message board', ( google search ) this site is simmilar to 'vikingsword' though...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2012, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 14
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Silver strip
Hello,
The silver strip looks like north indian or nepalese work. But it looks a bit strange with the rest of the axe.
Greetz Ron
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th June 2011, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th June 2011, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 20
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bali kris with bugis sheath or...?
Gentleman,
Who can tell what were looking at? This was sold recently on a dutch auction site. Looks like a nice balinese blade, but is this perhaps a bit to nice? Or is it the real thing?
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th June 2011, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 10
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keris and sword sheath
Hello Ruud,
The keris itself, blade with handle, is from sumatra, minangkabau area. A small piece from the ring is missing. Handle looks pretty nice, horn? Perhaps you can make some more detailed...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th May 2011, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2011, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 11,292
at a sudden...
do you perhaps mean to say that you found these on april 30th???!!! They are really beautifull, congrats!
Greetings Ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2011, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 13,485
reply
that is so true, but in time i got wiser. 2 kids are also expensive!! but i totaly understand what you mean.
greetings ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2011, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 13,485
hello Sajen, unfortunatly not
it was for sale some time ago on ebay. but im not insane... asking prices for these pieces are high, very high. collecting this stuff is, imo, only a 'sport' when you can buy nice pieces for nice...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2011, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 13,485
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2011, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 13,485
indonesian
reminds me of nias knives. age??
regards ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2010, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,687
buckle
hello,
the second one is very nice and i really understand you feel sorry, its the way it goes.. i would love to have a piece like that. the first one reminds me of 20th century javanese hairpins....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2010, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,907
cickle knife
hi freddy,
it reminds me of a javanese tool for cutting crops, kudi type. should be found in different books on this matter. zonneveld?
greets ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2010, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 28,841
batak, borneo or perhaps palembang??
this is a real picture postcard. the two guys o the outsides are carrying the same type of swords. they are from the palembang region. am i making it a litlle bit more complex??
greets ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2010, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 28,841
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2010, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 28,841
the guy in the coppens book
who is carrying some skulls also carries this type of sword. im sorry the picture is damaged so i couldnt upload it.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th October 2010, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,143
stone
hello semar,
is it possible that it is moulded? it looks like trere are some tiny air bubbles. perhaps a core for what once was a silvered handle?? it looks old and nicely detailed.
greets ron
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st February 2010, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 22,159
mendak
hello all,
it is probably part of a javanese earstud. a subang or suweng. these earstuds are put together from several parts. this looks like the ring with the stones around the central stone. see...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2009, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,413
auctions
not the same but very interesting:
www.christies.com (past auctions)
gr Ron
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st July 2009, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,415
gardner
if the pictures are the same as the original you can hardly see any details. could be a nice book if the keris were photographed again but thats impossible.
gr ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2009, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,808
batak shaman books
hello,
a couple of years ago i was on sumatra, lake toba. when you get out of the boat you can see hundreds of these books. different scales. some with lizzards etc. from 1 to XXX dollars or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd February 2009, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,842
buckle?
not quit the type of buckle you would expect?? How does it work than?
greetings ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2009, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,842
aso or aso
sorry sorry!
no not the dutch aso. :D
i did not read the thread back and thought asomotif was the threadstarter.
greetings ron
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st January 2009, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,842
amulet
hello aso,
the double spiral is pretty common in asia but also outside. when it is seen on a indonesian item and especially in silver my first guess is timor region. There are numerous different...
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