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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd December 2017, 10:51 PM
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Posted By drdavid
Hi Alexish this appears very skilfully made,...

Hi Alexish
this appears very skilfully made, both the blade and the dress. Can you tell us more about the piece, was it made for a competition, was it commissioned, or was it perhaps purely to see...
Forum: European Armoury 25th November 2017, 01:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,200
Posted By drdavid
Very cool :D :D

Very cool :D :D
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th August 2017, 07:20 AM
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Views: 63,880
Posted By drdavid
This is just a thought, and allowing that nothing...

This is just a thought, and allowing that nothing is cast in stone when 'reading' a keris, is it possible that the feature identified in Gustav's examples is a representation of Siwa's trisula and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2017, 12:00 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 63,880
Posted By drdavid
Thanks Alan I certainly understand your...

Thanks Alan
I certainly understand your comments on the 'name game'. The reason I asked what actually composes the ron dha was that if it were the space as opposed to the surrounds, that would...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2017, 02:39 AM
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Views: 63,880
Posted By drdavid
Alan, thank you for the clarification This...

Alan, thank you for the clarification
This leads me to ask if I should consider the ron dha as containing the ri pandan and what ever name we give to the hook at the other end or just the curving...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2017, 12:21 AM
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Views: 63,880
Posted By drdavid
Alan, Rasdan thanks for your input, however you...

Alan, Rasdan
thanks for your input, however you don't seem to agree which bit is the ri pandan
cheers
DrD
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th August 2017, 10:49 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 63,880
Posted By drdavid
Dear experts for those of us with less...

Dear experts
for those of us with less knowledge it would help greatly when you introduce a less common keris term if you can identify on a picture that element or at least give a brief description....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th July 2017, 10:33 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 26,255
Posted By drdavid
Hi Alan I will be the fish on the hook here :)...

Hi Alan
I will be the fish on the hook here :) and all my comments are based on what I see in the photos. For me the sogokan is not well executed, the edges are wavy and there is poor symmetry,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th June 2017, 10:54 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,040
Posted By drdavid
Hi Drabant if you search the forum you will...

Hi Drabant
if you search the forum you will find plenty on staining, there is some pretty comprehensive advice. Unfortunately nothing will give you the same effect as the traditional arsenic based...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th June 2017, 11:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,134
Posted By drdavid
Thank you very much Tatyana, having images of...

Thank you very much Tatyana, having images of pieces like these with good provenance is very useful. I would vote Chinese over Japanese, the peacock is not a common motif in Japan.
DrDavid
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd March 2017, 08:17 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 23,810
Posted By drdavid
Jean, what are the dimensions on this piece. I...

Jean, what are the dimensions on this piece. I have previously owned a couple of knives that had been made from old files. They still had a little cross hatching visible over a fair amount of the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd February 2017, 08:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,325
Posted By drdavid
It is hard to determine much from the photos but...

It is hard to determine much from the photos but on Donny's 3rd image (side on, greneng to the left) I wonder whether I might be seeing a weld line from above the Singo's head to a point just in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th December 2016, 08:47 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 31,974
Posted By drdavid
Ngapes = Sepang? drd

Ngapes = Sepang?
drd
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 1st December 2016, 06:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,991
Posted By drdavid
It does look like a very nice suit of boys day...

It does look like a very nice suit of boys day armour, thanks for posting it
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st September 2016, 10:24 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 25,450
Posted By drdavid
Great analogy DrD

Great analogy
DrD
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2016, 11:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,299
Posted By drdavid
Hi VANDOO for what it is worth the #5th image...

Hi VANDOO
for what it is worth the #5th image (3 clubs held vertically on stands) shows wahaiki that are found in the Te Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand
cheers
Drd
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th May 2016, 12:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,876
Posted By drdavid
I was recently in Kuala Lumpur and found a nice...

I was recently in Kuala Lumpur and found a nice display of keris in the National Museum of Islamic Art. They had a few interesting illustrations to go with the keris, one depicting people who are...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st May 2016, 04:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,091
Posted By drdavid
Thanks Marcus I have just returned from Kuala...

Thanks Marcus
I have just returned from Kuala Lumpur. I also found two other public displays of keris in KL, one is at the house of a former prime minister Tun Abdul Razak, (unfortunately the blades...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st April 2016, 10:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,091
Posted By drdavid
Keris in museums in KL?

Hi all
I will be briefly in Kuala Lumpur in the near future and wondered if there are any good keris displays in any of the museums there. Also are there any shops specialising in keris?
many...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd March 2016, 07:02 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,087
Posted By drdavid
Hi Alan just to clarify when you say are you...

Hi Alan
just to clarify when you say are you talking about the bronze blade in "Indo-Javanese Metalwork" or Tatiana's keris
cheers
David
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th December 2015, 10:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 26,499
Posted By drdavid
Hi Pusaka I assume you are familiar with this...

Hi Pusaka
I assume you are familiar with this scholarly piece http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/maisey/index.html
drdavid
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th September 2015, 12:05 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,058
Posted By drdavid
Just adding to the list of people admiring this...

Just adding to the list of people admiring this keris, the blade is very nice and the pendok intriguing, like an interpretation of a European sword
DrD
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2015, 08:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,665
Posted By drdavid
Very sad, a great loss, I loved his erudite posts...

Very sad, a great loss, I loved his erudite posts
drd
Forum: European Armoury 26th July 2015, 08:45 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 54,016
Posted By drdavid
Very sad, a great loss, I loved his erudite posts...

Very sad, a great loss, I loved his erudite posts
drd
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th July 2015, 10:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,240
Posted By drdavid
Very nice piece David, elegant blade, lovely hilt...

Very nice piece David, elegant blade, lovely hilt and excellent sheath.
Drdavid
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