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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th March 2021, 10:50 PM
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Views: 14,705
Posted By Rick
The wrongko could probably use a gentle cleaning,...

The wrongko could probably use a gentle cleaning, it looks dingy in your photos.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th March 2021, 10:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 14,705
Posted By Rick
I wonder if this is a modified blade. The work on...

I wonder if this is a modified blade. The work on the sorsoran is of extremely poor quality .
I have no idea of what dapur this may be called. :shrug:
But.
The mendak looks old and the wood of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd March 2021, 06:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 20,294
Posted By Rick
Mike, what I notice about one of the details of...

Mike, what I notice about one of the details of your new/old kris is that the 'elephant's trunk' feature is quite different from most. Instead of looking like an elephant's trunk the feature on your...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2021, 04:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,278
Posted By Rick
Is your trisula cast from bronze Kubur?

Is your trisula cast from bronze Kubur?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2021, 02:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,278
Posted By Rick
That thought crossed my mind too Jose. I just...

That thought crossed my mind too Jose. I just couldn't see the point of doing it; and from the looks of the tang it seems to have been mounted at some time in its past.
My guess would be that if it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th February 2021, 07:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 18,278
Posted By Rick
The 'wormholes' at the Metuk on one side strike...

The 'wormholes' at the Metuk on one side strike me as a bit strange. :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd February 2021, 06:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,615
Posted By Rick
Smile Rick not Will, Mark. ;) That is the character...

Rick not Will, Mark. ;)
That is the character William Mowett's couplet lifted from the poet William Falconer; it was used in the first novel Master and Commander of O'Brian's brilliant...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st February 2021, 07:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,615
Posted By Rick
This always comes to mind when I think about...

This always comes to mind when I think about Bellamy and his fate.

' Oh were it mine with sacred Maro's art To wake to sympathy the feeling heart, Then might I, with unrivaled strains deplore Th'...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2021, 03:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,989
Posted By Rick
Here is a kukri that is probably first quarter of...

Here is a kukri that is probably first quarter of the 20thC; it was bought at a barn sale in New England some years ago.
I believe your kukri has been badly neglected I'm sorry to say, and that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2021, 01:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,989
Posted By Rick
How old do you think it is? It's very hard to...

How old do you think it is?
It's very hard to guess due to the condition issues, but I'd guess very early 20th century.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2021, 09:06 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 49,793
Posted By Rick
The small panabas pictured here has quite a bit...

The small panabas pictured here has quite a bit of edge damage and a bullet wound to boot.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2021, 07:56 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 49,793
Posted By Rick
A Stick Sword or Toa from Solor.

A Stick Sword or Toa from Solor.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th February 2021, 03:28 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 17,654
Posted By Rick
The hole seems a bit incongruous in its relation...

The hole seems a bit incongruous in its relation to the Naga's head so it could have been for attachment of a baca baca, but I see no evidence on the blade to indicate it was used as such. The sword...
Forum: European Armoury 13th February 2021, 03:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,034
Posted By Rick
Smile Here's a nice demonstration of this gun from...

Here's a nice demonstration of this gun from Forgotten Weapons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FIi8Wge9pI
Forum: European Armoury 12th February 2021, 05:25 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 103,721
Posted By Rick
Smile Hi Mark, One never knows; eh? :) The first...

Hi Mark,
One never knows; eh? :)
The first Acheron appears to have been a lowly Bomb Ketch according to the list I consulted.
IIRC she was in the Royal Navy service from 1803 to 1805 when she...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th February 2021, 10:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 17,654
Posted By Rick
This could be a Malay Sundang. Try using those...

This could be a Malay Sundang.
Try using those words in our search engine and list ethnographic weapons as the forum to search.
IIRC Malay sundangs can be found with a round peksi or tang whereas...
Forum: European Armoury 11th February 2021, 08:12 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 103,721
Posted By Rick
Smile Kinda spurious I guess... :shrug: ...

Kinda spurious I guess... :shrug:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Acheron
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th February 2021, 09:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,217
Posted By Rick
Question Are those stamps I see on the blade?

Are those stamps I see on the blade?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st January 2021, 05:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,768
Posted By Rick
Possibly he is humble Anthony. Is this figure...

Possibly he is humble Anthony. Is this figure covered entirely in silver? It reminds me of a Gana hilt.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/search.php?searchid=2973161
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th January 2021, 06:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,768
Posted By Rick
Okay, I see it now; I think your informant is...

Okay, I see it now; I think your informant is correct in his interpretation. The silver work is quite nice! Thanks for the extra pictures Anthony. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th January 2021, 06:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,768
Posted By Rick
I would love to see more pictures from different...

I would love to see more pictures from different angles Anthony; I can't see anything beside the tumpal motif for sure. The rest of it makes my brain hurt trying to put the features all together. ...
Forum: European Armoury 30th January 2021, 03:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,372
Posted By Rick
Smile It seems to be a pretty old fraternal...

It seems to be a pretty old fraternal organization. There is a very old post colonial era hall in the town of Orleans the next town to our South. They still exist here in the states. I'd suggest you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2021, 07:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,146
Posted By Rick
Beg to disagree, that's flat copper wound around...

Beg to disagree, that's flat copper wound around above the rattan. That stuff was a common trade item in Africa back in the day.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2021, 12:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 20,296
Posted By Rick
Smile Ian, yes. but the okir runs all the way to the...

Ian, yes. but the okir runs all the way to the point.
I wonder if the two krisses and the Kampilan came from the same maker.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2021, 05:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 20,296
Posted By Rick
Smile N/T

N/T
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