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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2018, 01:02 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 41,592
Posted By Rafngard
I find that it's a lot easier to spend a little...

I find that it's a lot easier to spend a little money on an item with a lot of potential than it is to spend a lot of time (polishing, which I also don't like) to make that potential happen.

So...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2018, 07:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 98,440
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you both for you comments. The guard is...

Thank you both for you comments. The guard is definitely aluminum, and the hilt and scabbard are definitely horn.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2018, 05:37 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 33,863
Posted By Rafngard
Ian, Thank you for your willingness to share...

Ian,

Thank you for your willingness to share your formidable knowledge. I always learn something from your comments.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th February 2018, 04:45 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 33,863
Posted By Rafngard
First and foremost, what a lovely gunong! And I...

First and foremost, what a lovely gunong! And I wish I could do half as good of a cleaning job.

Secondly, the "belt loop" on the scabbard is unusually isn't it? I don't think I've seen one like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th February 2018, 11:29 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 98,440
Posted By Rafngard
Hello all, I just picked up another example...

Hello all,

I just picked up another example of this style, with a clenched fist, and a carved horn scabbard. This time with a some what fanciful Bartolome style blade. Given the aluminum ferrule,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th February 2018, 04:28 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,879
Posted By Rafngard
Hello All, I took a few additional photos of...

Hello All,

I took a few additional photos of the horn hilted one in the brief bit of day light that we had today. A few before I spent a bit of time working on the Iron ferule, with soap, water,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2018, 11:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,962
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you for all the kind comments all! As...

Thank you for all the kind comments all!

As requested, here's a few more of the big one.

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2018, 03:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,962
Posted By Rafngard
Two 1940's(?) Gunongs

Hello All,

I've had these two for a little bit, but hadn't really posted photos of them.

I *think* these are from the 40s (+/- a few years).
They're also BIG. The blades are both diamond in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2018, 03:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,879
Posted By Rafngard
Two Older Gunongs

Hello All,

I just got these two in the mail today, and snapped a few pictures. I'm really happy with them, though I wish the one had a sheath. I'm hoping to give that one a bit of a cleaning in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th February 2018, 03:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,293
Posted By Rafngard
A Cundrik from Lombok.

Hello All,

I picked this up a whole back but am only just now getting to posting it. I believe this would be called a cundrik, and that it is from Lombok. I don't know much about it, or the type....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2018, 05:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,985
Posted By Rafngard
Wonderful knife! I recently picked up a...

Wonderful knife!

I recently picked up a knife with a very similar constructed handle. No scabbard sadly. It was sold with a plain, but well made, much more typical (black horn hilt, brass...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2018, 04:56 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 98,440
Posted By Rafngard
I bid on this one, but sadly, I forgot to bid...

I bid on this one, but sadly, I forgot to bid higher.
Do you think it likely that the rope tied to the hilt is an anting-anting?

While I did not win on this knife, I did manage to secure this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2017, 06:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,606
Posted By Rafngard
Hello, Is it possible that this small...

Hello,

Is it possible that this small (probably post-WWII era) barong that I have is yakan?

In particular I'm thinking about the rattan pattern on the scabbard.
I've wondered for a while if it...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2017, 08:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,401
Posted By Rafngard
I just found another example, one from Krisdisk,...

I just found another example, one from Krisdisk, Page 5, Chapter 7. The full keris is on page 22

He says of it:
"A special variation of the wooden cylinder type is the Cecanginan/Danganan...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2017, 07:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,401
Posted By Rafngard
Hello All, Firstly, thanks to everyone who...

Hello All,

Firstly, thanks to everyone who responded! I appreciate it!

Alan, you are as always a wealth of knowledge! Thank you both for clarifying on cenangan and on combong. You are an asset...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th November 2017, 12:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 16,401
Posted By Rafngard
Bali Keris for Comment.

Hello All,

I've been meaning to post photos of this one for a while.I finally got around to taking some today.

I suspect this Keris from Bali has some real age. A hole has been worn through, I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th November 2017, 11:44 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 47,891
Posted By Rafngard
Hello All, I'm late to the party, but here'...

Hello All,

I'm late to the party, but here' my one Keris Selit. Like many, the hilt is Jawa Demam. The blade is sepokal. The Sampir is sadly missing, but the gandar is remarkably chatoyant. I'm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th November 2017, 03:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 17,266
Posted By Rafngard
Hello All, I have no idea about the quite...

Hello All,

I have no idea about the quite lovely dagger. For now at least, it's outside my area of interest.

However, I did study the Somali Language for a couple years in college with a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th October 2017, 05:44 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 285,861
Posted By Rafngard
Wow! Absolutely stunning. Would the...

Wow!

Absolutely stunning.

Would the Brass inlay have talismanic properties here? Or is this likely just decorative?

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th September 2017, 12:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,515
Posted By Rafngard
Bruneian silat Keris demonstration.

Thought this might be of interest to forum members, both for what little we can see of the keris and for Maul Mornie's particular flavor of Silat Melayu.

I've had the pleasure of training with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2017, 12:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,884
Posted By Rafngard
I do searches like this so very often. ...

I do searches like this so very often.
Probably 5 searches just last night.

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th September 2017, 05:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 20,478
Posted By Rafngard
Thank you all for your comments. One...

Thank you all for your comments.

One question. How does an "inserted edge" differ from "San Mai" blade construction, or a "lamminated" blade?

Thanks,
Leif
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd September 2017, 03:54 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 20,478
Posted By Rafngard
At long last, Garabs!

Hello All,

We discussed the possibility of three categories of the Garab/Talibon(g) form (Perhaps better rendered as Garab -> Talibon). The discussion is here
...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th September 2017, 03:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,846
Posted By Rafngard
Some sort of powder horn? Have fun, Leif

Some sort of powder horn?

Have fun,
Leif
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd September 2017, 03:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,447
Posted By Rafngard
2 Keris Panjang

Hello All,

A keris panjang has been on my list for a while, and I have recently acquired not one but two! The shorter (and frankly better maintained) one came from a fellow forum member, the...
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