Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th July 2018, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,252
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd July 2018, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,791
Hi Gernot,
this is an extraordinary...
Hi Gernot,
this is an extraordinary beautiful Khanjar. And your restoration job is awesome! I'm very impressed!
What etchant did you use for bringing out the wootz-pattern?
Can you make a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th June 2018, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,344
Alan,
thanks for your words and exactly...
Alan,
thanks for your words and exactly this is my plan, i will learn the necessary skills. The biggest problem ist, that arsenic is forbidden in Germany. So we have to use realgar bought as a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th June 2018, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,344
Hi Kai,
it does not look to bad now, because...
Hi Kai,
it does not look to bad now, because i already removed 80% of the active rust. The look was horrible, when i opened the package.
It was free of any rust (deeply cleaned) before the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th June 2018, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,344
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th June 2018, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 33,086
Ariel,
it is exactly as TVV explained:...
Ariel,
it is exactly as TVV explained: "However, it sounds a lot more heroic and romantic to credit the English longbowmen for the victory, as opposed to ascribe it to a muddy field."
If we...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2018, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 33,086
Hi Fernando,
i was looking for old sources...
Hi Fernando,
i was looking for old sources and i found one but in German language only (http://www.larpwiki.de/Panzerbrechend). On a modern reproduction plate armor a crossbow with 500 pounds left...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2018, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 33,086
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
26th June 2018, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 33,086
Hi Fernando,
your explanation is almost...
Hi Fernando,
your explanation is almost perfectly right. But with a long Estoc or "Panzerstecher" it is nearly impossible to puncture a hardened quality iron plate armor. Even a 1000 pound...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th June 2018, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 33,086
Hello Jens,
yes "Panzerstecher (eng. armor...
Hello Jens,
yes "Panzerstecher (eng. armor piercer)" or (Estoc, Bohrschwert eng.: bore sword) is correct. The lower dull part of he blade is intended to be grabed with the free left hand to bring...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th June 2018, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,344
Pedang restored + Warangan in Java
Some time ago i already showed this Pedang to experienced collectors in this forum with my own quite special finish, which is now a little embarrassing for me.
But now after a professional warangan...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th June 2018, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,591
Hello Alan,
thank you for your explanation...
Hello Alan,
thank you for your explanation about pamor steel. My sources are obviously wrong and it is not just one. Someone made a translation mistake or so and many German authors adopt that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th June 2018, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,591
I wonder, why they used pamor steel for Keris...
I wonder, why they used pamor steel for Keris Bugis and never applied a staining? As far as I know arsenic must be added to the metal during the forging process to create the black phase of pamor...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2018, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,231
Hello Thomas,
one nice sword you got!
You...
Hello Thomas,
one nice sword you got!
You wrote, that the blade needs a very light cleaning.
Can you show the whole blade to us after the cleaning please?
If you truly mean just a light...
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Forum: European Armoury
5th June 2018, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,057
Lee-Enfield Combat Knife identify
Recently i was able to acquire this Lee-Enfield combat knife. The mirror polished blade is 23 cm Long and very sharp.
It could be a shortened P 1907 bayonet but probably not as it shows no usual...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2018, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,868
Hello Tatyana,
I added two pictures with...
Hello Tatyana,
I added two pictures with visible laminations for you. At least I think they show open laminations, better macro-pictures would be helpful.
Especially the open laminations close...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2018, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 27,349
In this case royal means it comes from a royal...
In this case royal means it comes from a royal aristocratic family and this got nothing to do with personal taste.
A royal Keris can be recognised by his level of artwork and amount of gold.
As...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th May 2018, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,868
Hello Tatyana,
Your blade is similar to...
Hello Tatyana,
Your blade is similar to European Cuirassier-swords of early to mid 19th ct..
All Cuirassier-swords are copies of French patterns from late 18th to early 19th ct..
But I also...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2018, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 27,349
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th May 2018, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 27,349
Alan,
these are wonderful Keris. Imho a...
Alan,
these are wonderful Keris. Imho a little bit too much decoration but this is subjective and it is most difficult to find the perfect balance. European aristocratic swords of the renaissance...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2018, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,122
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2018, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,269
Hello Kai,
I will make some pictures when...
Hello Kai,
I will make some pictures when I'm back at home. But I also plan to make a new thread. So I will send the pictures as a privat message to you.
Dipping the edge only under water is a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th May 2018, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,269
Hello Kai,
it is a Batak Pakpak Ladingin! ...
Hello Kai,
it is a Batak Pakpak Ladingin!
Here is my source and if you search for "Ladingin" you will find one from Gavin Nugent, which is very similar to my one and it also fits exactly to the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2018, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,844
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th May 2018, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,844
Congratulations to a very beautiful hunting...
Congratulations to a very beautiful hunting sword.
As far as I can judge from the pictures, the pattern becomes finer close to the edge as a result of elaborate hammering to increase the quality...
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