Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd August 2006, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,501
Dear Ki Jayamalelo
I am afraid I do not know...
Dear Ki Jayamalelo
I am afraid I do not know who made my piece, Alan has detailed as much as is known further up the string. I am just grateful that it is still possible to obtain such a piece and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th August 2006, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,501
And one from me
As requested Ki Jayamalelo but my photographic skills are not great
DrD
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2006, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,629
dha coin
Hi, can anyone cast any light on the origins of the coin on the butt of my latest dha. The photos are a little poor I am afraid.
DrD
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2006, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 34,652
Thank you
Hi Puff
thanks for that. With my piece do you think it would have had a coin on the butt end (I have another which does and it looks like the same size hole to take a little nail in the centre of a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th August 2006, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 34,652
tang dimensions
Hi all, herewith as suggested by Puff pictures and dimensions of tang on this piece. Hopefully you might be able to suggest an age. Also Puff you suggested that it was missing some pieces, what...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2006, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,692
No Really
IMHO it is a highly advanced pair of hedging shears where you set the angle of the cut using the adjustable hands , the inscriptions are to inform the user as to the correct phase of the moon for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2006, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 25,901
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th July 2006, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,501
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th July 2006, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,536
Another very interesting read on the topic of...
Another very interesting read on the topic of scurvy is the book "Limeys, The Conquest of Scurvy" by David Harvie. Whilst it concentrates most on the effect of scurvy on the British Navy, it also...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th July 2006, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,501
my mistake
Mudi, I see where I have confused things. The title should perhaps have been something less definite than that I used. The blade is indeed from Madura, however I believe the pendok is from Java not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th July 2006, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,501
details as requested
Hi Alam Shah,
yours is a truly lovely keris. I agree the black iron looks very classy.
A few more details for this piece:
Surakarta ladrangan wrongko made of a dark red wood, and has a brass...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th July 2006, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 49,501
Solo Keris
Here is my newest Keris (thank you Alan). A relatively recent piece in terms of age but beautifully done classic formal pattern blade and wrongko .
DrD
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th July 2006, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 34,652
Thank you
Thanks everyone for your help with this. Puff, great explanation, a picture is certainly worth a thousand words in this case (and you know your fish). Unfortunately I could not get the link to Thai...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th July 2006, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 34,652
Now I'm confused
Hi Puff and RhysMichael
I am getting a confused. Puff you say the tip may be Hua Bau or Hua LukKai, and Rhys you say Hua Bau or Hua Pla Lod. The pics on the link you give Rhys look like Hua Bau or...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th July 2006, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 34,652
A dha a day.
Hi all
my dha collection grows daily. I would be interested in the experts' thoughts on the origins of this one. I am not sure about the Burmese attribution but what do I know. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th July 2006, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,443
Another Dha at the office
Hi all, what do you think of this dha. Obviously the cord is not an original fitting. There are more pics at the ebay link ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd July 2006, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,532
Shaska Markings
Hi, saw something labelled as a shaska in the local antique store (sorry no pics). Certainly blade form is right , had the maker as d.peres and another light ?etch mark reading something like SHII...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2006, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,731
Hi Spiral
very interesting indeed. The...
Hi Spiral
very interesting indeed. The Lee-Metford came in 3 (some might say 4) standard issue forms and was also made for a lot of colonial and 'irregular' forces around the British empire in a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2006, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 55,911
No bayonet
Hi all,
Just to put one thread of this to bed. I collected bayonets for quite a number of years and have owned a number of the triangular form bayonets (still have one on the shelf). This item is...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st July 2006, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 46,930
Hi all, a very interesting thread.
Boedhi...
Hi all, a very interesting thread.
Boedhi adhitya when you said:
which particular pictures were swapped, page numbers would be helpful if you have the book to hand. (Or maybe you can help Blue...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th June 2006, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,944
Another welcome
Hi Wayan
just another welcome to the forum, I am in the process of reading some essays on Balinese culture and there is much to admire there. I look forward to your photos
DrD
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd June 2006, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 25,890
Add my thanks too
Thanks Rick, your steady hand has been evident and appreciated
cheers
DrD
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th June 2006, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,484
Thoughts on this?
Hi this ended on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6637166680&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
I assume it is modern (correct me please I am only guessing). Can...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2006, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,280
The world of peer reviewed journals is moving...
The world of peer reviewed journals is moving more and more to electronic publication. I am on the editorial board of one scientific journal and review and produce invited contributions for others....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2006, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,468
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