Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2011, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 35,829
Hullo everybody, :)
Please bear in mind that...
Hullo everybody, :)
Please bear in mind that one should avoid lumping Australian Aboriginals into one group. There is actually quite a diversity of them, each with a separate culture/language...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th February 2011, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 95,579
Hullo everybody,:)
Hmmmmm ..... interesting...
Hullo everybody,:)
Hmmmmm ..... interesting piece.
So far, no one's really discussed the blade.
Perhaps I'll start it off, if I may, by saying that, as I recall, the damascene is comprised of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2011, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,150
Hullo everybody, :)
As there have been much...
Hullo everybody, :)
As there have been much 'cross-pollination' between Sri Lanka and the Archipelago over the centuries, I thought I'd include the Soenda term for this 'billhook': Tjongkrang.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2011, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,312
Hullo again Gene,
If the lines are generally...
Hullo again Gene,
If the lines are generally slightly jagged and wavy (wanders) like the graph of a recorder, then it's still Soelangkar (as I mentioned previously, history has blurred and today...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2011, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,312
Hullo Detlef,:)
Typically, the Koedjang in...
Hullo Detlef,:)
Typically, the Koedjang in my avatar has a damascene pattern. It is a pattern which is produced as a side-effect of the process and not a 'designer'. I do not etch the end...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th February 2011, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,312
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th February 2011, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,312
Hullo again Gene,:)
I can't be 100% sure...
Hullo again Gene,:)
I can't be 100% sure without actually handling the item, but yours looks like a Golok Soenda (NOT Djawa) Pandjang Sintoeng Soelangkar Perah Pingping Hajam; or simply, Golok...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th February 2011, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 38,312
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd February 2011, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 39,418
Hullo everybody,
Interesting post .....
I...
Hullo everybody,
Interesting post .....
I would start with trying to determine when and where that type of grip was created. That would give me a clue as to whether it was Soenda or Djawa in...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2011, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 34,915
Hullo Robert,
Sorry. I tried looking for it,...
Hullo Robert,
Sorry. I tried looking for it, but it's hiding in my system somewhere. It'll probably pop up when I'm looking for something else. I obviously hadn't catalogued it as I hadn't deemed...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th January 2011, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 17,277
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th January 2011, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 34,915
Hullo Robert,:)
It's difficult to be...
Hullo Robert,:)
It's difficult to be objective, but I would be more inclined for the sheath to be of psuedo-Riau/Boegis type using any combination of wood, ivory and silver. It would not surprise...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th January 2011, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 34,915
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2011, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 34,915
Hullo everybody!
My doea-benggol's worth...
Hullo everybody!
My doea-benggol's worth ..... :)
If you want to know about keris culture around the southern Thailand area, you may wish to contact Hj. Ismail Benjasmith or Abang Awang. I'm...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th January 2011, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,992
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th January 2011, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,992
Hullo David,
I tend to believe that I have...
Hullo David,
I tend to believe that I have an open and objective mind. I always wish that anything I think may be true were so.
However, I now tend to approach things with an open and objective...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th January 2011, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,992
Hullo everybody!:)
It all boils down to a...
Hullo everybody!:)
It all boils down to a matter of faith .....
As far as I am concerned, Tameng Sari was the name of the Madja Pait warrior defeated by Hang Toeah and whose weapon was...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th December 2010, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,114
Hullo David,
I've seen one very similar,...
Hullo David,
I've seen one very similar, half straight with 5 curves and a straight handle. The stirrup, ferrule and pommel were brass. The grip was wound with twine with a conical pommel.
My...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th December 2010, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 40,228
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Forum: European Armoury
20th December 2010, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 30,155
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Forum: European Armoury
15th December 2010, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 30,155
M1913 Klewang Marechaussee (KM)
Hullo everybody,
My twee-duit's worth:
I managed to rescue a KM from neglect. It had traces of chrome plate on the guard, scabbard etc. However, it was pretty much rusted. So, I decided to do...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd December 2010, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,941
Hullo Shahrial,
I had questions in my mind...
Hullo Shahrial,
I had questions in my mind about the ensemble when I held the item in my hand a few years ago. However, I remained silent, as I was there to admire it and not to express an...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd December 2010, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,941
Hullo everybody,
Apologies for this rather...
Hullo everybody,
Apologies for this rather belated contribution.
This thread was brought to my attention by someone who thought that I might have something of value.
I searched through my...
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Forum: European Armoury
26th November 2010, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 30,155
Hullo Henk,
Would you be able to post a...
Hullo Henk,
Would you be able to post a picture of a KM hilt with the KM-mark? Thanks.
I suspect that you are correct in that it is a police klewang (i.e. No. 2). I just didn't want to complicate...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th November 2010, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,859
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