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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th July 2024, 10:22 PM
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Views: 44,831
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Its all about perspective Danny:- do we wish to...

Its all about perspective Danny:- do we wish to learn about the keris or do we wish create our own version of how it "should" be?

For some people, it is an expression of a society & it tells the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th July 2024, 09:58 PM
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Views: 20,284
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I would prefer to reserve comment. I have...

I would prefer to reserve comment.

I have not met this man, my only knowledge is knowledge of rumours, I have not handled his work, & I do not believe that any positive purpose can be served by...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th July 2024, 01:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 44,831
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Actually, I rather like this scabbard. It has...

Actually, I rather like this scabbard. It has form, it has craftsmanship, it reflects previous ownership. It has personality.

I'm not really much interested inthis style of keris, its sort of a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th July 2024, 09:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 44,831
Posted By A. G. Maisey
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th July 2024, 08:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 140,028
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Its maybe not all that easy Martin, and there are...

Its maybe not all that easy Martin, and there are hurdles to jump over.

Check your PM's.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th July 2024, 01:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 140,028
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you Pendita. That explains a lot, old...

Thank you Pendita.

That explains a lot, old Balinese terminology, & perhaps not quite as we know it now.

I've posted a pic that I've copied from "World of the Balinese Keris", this shows how...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th July 2024, 06:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 140,028
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I cannot recall having seen anything quite the...

I cannot recall having seen anything quite the same as this keris.

The blade seems to have pamor.

The kembang kacang does seem intended to be pogok.

The trifolate jenggot is rather crudely...
Forum: Swap Forum 7th July 2024, 01:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 39,744
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Catalogue 86 has now completed and has been...

Catalogue 86 has now completed and has been removed from my site.
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 7th July 2024, 01:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 55,723
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Catalogue 84 has now completed and has been...

Catalogue 84 has now completed and has been removed from my site.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd June 2024, 09:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 66,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Agreed. Keris study is not all about royal...

Agreed.

Keris study is not all about royal level pieces.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd June 2024, 12:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 66,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe.

Maybe.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd June 2024, 04:34 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 66,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Laminated, yes, but it could have been made from...

Laminated, yes, but it could have been made from an old tombak, or a pedang, or maybe even a keris.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th June 2024, 09:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 66,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
My understanding also David.

My understanding also David.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th June 2024, 12:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 66,707
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I think I've never seen anything like it.

I think I've never seen anything like it.
Forum: Swap Forum 14th June 2024, 05:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 39,744
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Tosanaji Keris list 86

On Monday 17th June 2024, after 6am Sydney, Australia time, Keris List #86 from Tosanaji should be available for viewing on the Tosanaji website:-

www.kerisattosanaji.com

There will be a...
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 14th June 2024, 05:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 55,723
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Tosanaji Keris List 86

On Monday 17th June 2024, after 6am Sydney, Australia time, Keris List #86 from Tosanaji should be available for viewing on the Tosanaji website:-

www.kerisattosanaji.com

There will be a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th June 2024, 01:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 47,981
Posted By A. G. Maisey
#1 is not from Solo, and very unlikely from...

#1 is not from Solo, and very unlikely from Central Jawa, it could be from Surabaya, Pasar Turi, but it is really not any sort of traditional weapon from Jawa, it is just something from somebody's...
Forum: European Armoury 4th June 2024, 10:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 40,672
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I cannot disagree with that, but since the way in...

I cannot disagree with that, but since the way in which a word is understood changes from place to place & time to time, and in some places from person to person, if we are to classify anything with...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th June 2024, 10:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 63,658
Posted By A. G. Maisey
oariff thank you for your compliment, but it...

oariff

thank you for your compliment, but it is inaccurate, yes, I do have a good depth of knowledge in respect of forge work, but only insofar as it relates to the making of blades, nearly all...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd June 2024, 10:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 40,672
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe we could call this a poll axe? It is a...

Maybe we could call this a poll axe?

It is a ball-pein hammer head that had a chipped face & has been forged into a carpenters hatchet.

I've never put a handle on it, & never used it, but it is...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd June 2024, 09:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 40,672
Posted By A. G. Maisey
It seems to be clear that the term "poll axe" or...

It seems to be clear that the term "poll axe" or "pole axe"can mean different things to different people.

In some places it seems to mean an axe with a heavy butt, in other places it means an axe...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd June 2024, 01:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 40,672
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, that is correct, an old term for the butt...

Yes, that is correct, an old term for the butt --- ie, the back of the axe head --- was "poll". The cutting edge is the "bit".

However somewhere along the line about 400 years ago people started...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2024, 10:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 51,893
Posted By A. G. Maisey
There are a couple of things that tell us exactly...

There are a couple of things that tell us exactly what a pisau raut is, the first is that in Malay languages the purpose to which something is put will often, perhaps usually, give it its name, it...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd June 2024, 09:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 34,745
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Detlef, possibly of Javanese manufacture. ...

Yes Detlef, possibly of Javanese manufacture.

In fact a lot of keris that are in Balinese dress, & have been for many years, are Javanese. The finish on this blade is Balinese, the dress is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd June 2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 34,745
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is so.

This is so.
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