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Forum: European Armoury 11th December 2016, 09:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,122
Posted By Henk
Used to be a sabre, i guess

The guard is obvious cut off. No marks on the blade.
Has anyone an idea what this used to be?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th November 2016, 11:39 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,968
Posted By Henk
If you did study the sword as i did on these...

If you did study the sword as i did on these pictures, your alarmbells should have ringed. Even the machine made WWII japanese swords are well executed and do not show grinded fillings as the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th October 2016, 02:18 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,968
Posted By Henk
I'm afraid this is a fairy tale as well. Brutaly...

I'm afraid this is a fairy tale as well. Brutaly said, chinese antique is fake. You have to know how to look to distinguish real chinese antique from fakes.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2016, 07:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,968
Posted By Henk
Please, keep posting and collecting. And while...

Please, keep posting and collecting. And while collecting look, think twice and study. ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th October 2016, 01:30 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,968
Posted By Henk
Don't be disapointed too much. We all here on the...

Don't be disapointed too much. We all here on the forum have a corner at the attick we don't like to visit too much. :D That corner is the place where we learned and studied from our mistakes....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd October 2016, 03:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 29,968
Posted By Henk
Definitely chinese fakes. I've seen them here in...

Definitely chinese fakes. I've seen them here in auction houses regularly.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th October 2016, 08:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 35,890
Posted By Henk
Great Bugis keris. Very nice catch. A pity the...

Great Bugis keris. Very nice catch. A pity the wrongko is missing.
Certainly not overcleaned. This is how a neat Bugis keris looks like.

I love it.
Forum: European Armoury 12th October 2016, 03:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 19,274
Posted By Henk
I do remember the explanation of a historian of...

I do remember the explanation of a historian of using lead bullets in stead of stone by the Romans. The impact of a lead bullet was proven to be a heavier injury also by the fact that lead was toxic.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st August 2016, 12:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,913
Posted By Henk
Amazing, I inherited these books in Dutch....

Amazing, I inherited these books in Dutch. Awesome books by the way.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th August 2016, 11:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,397
Posted By Henk
Great this humor :D . Beautiful keris and...

Great this humor :D .

Beautiful keris and as said here, leave it the way it is. I have some Bugis keris in the same condition. Indonesian people in my neighbourhood told me that the Bugis used...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2016, 11:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,512
Posted By Henk
Yes, this is a mandau. IMHO recent. These are...

Yes, this is a mandau.
IMHO recent. These are also made today for dances so the final conclusion is for the more knowledgeable members.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2016, 10:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,593
Posted By Henk
Gentlemen, Searching in dutch on HMP Dutch...

Gentlemen,

Searching in dutch on HMP Dutch Army gives the result that HMP refers to the Dutch Indonesian Army

het Nederlandsch-Indische Leger (H.M.P) - KNIL Voorschrift, DvO 11-5 ...
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th July 2016, 11:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,263
Posted By Henk
Definitely tourist stuff. Sorry :shrug:

Definitely tourist stuff. Sorry :shrug:
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th July 2016, 06:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,381
Posted By Henk
This is a recently manufactured blade. Probably...

This is a recently manufactured blade. Probably Madura. For what i can Judge on the pictures for a recent blade not bad at all.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th July 2016, 09:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,493
Posted By Henk
Kurdistan it is.

Kurdistan it is.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2016, 11:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,198
Posted By Henk
I'm quitte sure i would go for the pints of...

I'm quitte sure i would go for the pints of quinness. :D :D
It definitely is made for those who travel. I would use it to open my letters. :rolleyes:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th June 2016, 02:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,573
Posted By Henk
Magnificent. Well done.

Magnificent. Well done.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th June 2016, 12:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 22,832
Posted By Henk
Marcus, David and Jean are right. Although...

Marcus,

David and Jean are right. Although feedback on ebay is 100% possitive I know the seller hasn't an impeccable reputation here in the Netherlands and in Indonesia where he buys his...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd May 2016, 03:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,361
Posted By Henk
Yes, i'm convinced this is a pamorblade. ...

Yes, i'm convinced this is a pamorblade.

David, I cann't confirm that. Maybe Alan can tell us something about that?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th May 2016, 09:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,361
Posted By Henk
Yes Jean, you're right Surakarta. My mistake in a...

Yes Jean, you're right Surakarta. My mistake in a hasty answer during bussy work this afternoon.

I think the blade has pamor. I've seen more blades in that condition that appeared in good pamor...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th May 2016, 08:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,361
Posted By Henk
This is a javanese keris, Yogyakarta. The pamor...

This is a javanese keris, Yogyakarta. The pamor will come out after the warangan treatment. This keris certainly has pamor.
Forum: European Armoury 15th May 2016, 12:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,195
Posted By Henk
Beautiful, but i think a victorian copy.

Beautiful, but i think a victorian copy.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th May 2016, 08:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,164
Posted By Henk
With unbelieve and shocked I read that my good...

With unbelieve and shocked I read that my good friend Hans passed away in his promised land like he used to call Indonesia.
When Hans lived in Holland I used to visit him and bought some nice items...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th May 2016, 04:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,563
Posted By Henk
I agree with David. The only thing i would do is...

I agree with David. The only thing i would do is trying to get a warangan treatment. The missing luk doesn't bother me at all on this keris. It looks to me as a fine keris.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th May 2016, 10:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,880
Posted By Henk
My first thought was a trench knife. Spanish...

My first thought was a trench knife. Spanish civil war like Tim said is very good possible too. I think you have to look in those two directions.
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