Forum: Swap Forum
11th March 2016, 03:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2016, 03:51 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th March 2016, 08:00 AM
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Mandau origin based on type of hilts?
I know next to nothing about mandaus. This is one of the earliest mandaus that I bought. the blade is simple and heavily pitted . The scabbard has some nice carvings of asos and probably other...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th February 2016, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 6
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David;
you're absolutely right about the...
David;
you're absolutely right about the sheath/ maker and pendokok... I'm currently getting the local sheath maker doing it for me right now.
Interestingly (and only just discovered last...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th February 2016, 07:37 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th February 2016, 04:09 PM
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Keris from Patani or Indonesia Copy?
I hope keris experts or keris collectors much more experienced than me can give opinion whether this keris that I got for a song is an original antique from Patani or a recent copy from Indonesia....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2016, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Keris Swap Forum
21st February 2016, 03:31 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th February 2016, 01:57 PM
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I checked with my wife and her guess is "...
I checked with my wife and her guess is " Hijratul nabiyyin sallalahualai hi wassalam" loosely translated as " the migration of the prophet of Allah, may peace be upon him. Could be a kind of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th February 2016, 04:49 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2016, 02:57 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd January 2016, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 13
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Jean;
Here are pics of the other hilt. There...
Jean;
Here are pics of the other hilt. There are some dark brown stains which I'm not sure of what. Some people said that some carvers stain their new white ivory with natural material like...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th January 2016, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 13
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David
This one is 12 inch and full length...
David
This one is 12 inch and full length inc hilt 15 inch.
The one with ladrang scabbard is 13.5 inch and full length 17 inch and somewhat thicker and heavier.
Below are the two blades side...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th January 2016, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 13
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David;
Here are more pics of the hilt of the...
David;
Here are more pics of the hilt of the one with the bugis style warangka. The other hilt is virtually the same.
Also attached are pics of this keris compared to a new pandai saras style...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th January 2016, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 13
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Keris Palembang?
I have these two keris with the hilt and blade that look of the same type.
The blades of both are significantly thinner compared to other keris types like saras or any types with pamor and they...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th January 2016, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 30
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since you bought it from Ron, why don't we ask...
since you bought it from Ron, why don't we ask our good friend Ron for his opinion too? (He must be lurking here sometimes too I guess :)
And you're right, Ron is a great seller... in fact I've...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd January 2016, 12:51 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th December 2015, 01:45 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th December 2015, 12:29 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd December 2015, 04:58 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th December 2015, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 8
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Jean;
I'm also learning here...but wouldn't...
Jean;
I'm also learning here...but wouldn't bone have porosity too? how would one distinguish bone, deer horn elephant ivory and other ivories?
I've seen bone that look exactly like elephant...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2015, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 4
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David;
Apart from a few 'leeches' motif, and...
David;
Apart from a few 'leeches' motif, and probably an aso head at the tip of the hilt, I find the shape and other decoration unusual for a mandau hilt.And I don't see any cavity for hair tufts...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th December 2015, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 4
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mandau with atypical hilt
I just bought this mandau (without scabbard) on Ebay. The blade is typical enough and quite plain and ordinary but I was struck by the rather unusual (to me) hilt.
Can anyone inform what kind of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2015, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2015, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 5
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Mandau restoration and repairs
I have a few mandaus that need some minor (?) repairs. like rebinding of rattan on the hilt and scabbards and putting new resin on hilt.
Can anyone here suggest where I can get these done in...
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