Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th August 2017, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 692,789
Thanks for the picture.
My hilt got the same...
Thanks for the picture.
My hilt got the same dimensions as your example and weighs ~235 grams. I believe it is partially casted (hollow casted) and carved/grinded. The flames around the nose and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th August 2017, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 692,789
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th August 2017, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 242
Views: 692,789
Hello Joe,
Yes I think so. It seems to be...
Hello Joe,
Yes I think so. It seems to be the birth of a dragon. The dragons tail is a 13 lok-blade (at least I think so) with a beautiful Ganesha-figure, no elephant, an Indian Ganesha with four...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th August 2017, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 692,789
Hello Detlef,
very nice collection and...
Hello Detlef,
very nice collection and presentation!
Here is my unknown silver hilt, very detailed and made of a massive piece of silver, could be a kind of Cocetan. Maybe someone knows more.
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd August 2017, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,902
Hello Kai,
thank you and I think I will make...
Hello Kai,
thank you and I think I will make a complete thread about the Kalasan in the next few days. I received the Kalasan just five days ago, so the blade is almost untouched by me, at least...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,902
Hello Gevin,
I have two books, one about the...
Hello Gevin,
I have two books, one about the Batak-lands, the other one about the Gajo-lands. The pdf contains only part one.
My pictures are fastly made with a camera, if the pictures are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st March 2017, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,902
Thanks for the great feedback.
At the latest...
Thanks for the great feedback.
At the latest next weekend I will translate the legends, because they are not just contain the name but also the place of origin in many cases and other useful...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2017, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 18,902
Weapons of North Sumatra (Volz 1906)
Hello,
I hope, this pictures are for others as interesting as for me.
This are pictures from a german Expedition book through North Sumatra in 1904-1906.
The informations in this book are...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2017, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 31,952
Thank you Nathaniel,
if you are interested...
Thank you Nathaniel,
if you are interested in the German wax (Hartmann-Pflege) I mentioned, send me a pm, I can order it for you, it is not very expensive and for leather and wood imho better than...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th February 2017, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 31,952
Hello Nathaniel,
for very dark silver pieces...
Hello Nathaniel,
for very dark silver pieces "Gundelputz" because it contains no abrasives. This means no scratches at all.
And as wax I use "Interflon Spray Wax", one can spray it in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2017, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,079
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2017, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,642
Hello,
I checked the link and the dagger is...
Hello,
I checked the link and the dagger is indeed pretty unusual to my eyes. Looks like a Tulwar hilt with a dagger blade.
Maybe Jens Nordlunde as a real and passionate expert of Indian arms...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2017, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,464
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd February 2017, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,605
David,
your words makes sense to me. ...
David,
your words makes sense to me.
Master Maiseys comment allows interpretations in different directions.
I believe, collectors as you, Alan or Detlef easily see the inconsistency compared...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd February 2017, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,605
Hello Marius,
Artificially aged for what? In...
Hello Marius,
Artificially aged for what? In my opinion the value of such a corroded blade is lower than a smooth blade with good visible pamor.
One simple way for artificially aging is to bury...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th February 2017, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 89,293
What you can see there is as Detlef said the so...
What you can see there is as Detlef said the so called grain boundary: "A grain boundary is the interface between two grains, or crystallites, in a polycrystalline material. Grain boundaries are 2D...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2017, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 47,881
Hello,
I was sure, that I already have seen...
Hello,
I was sure, that I already have seen the point of this sword. It took some hours but now I know where. It is the point of a European medieval cleaver or falchion, see the picture.
I know...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2017, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 47,881
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2017, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,784
Hello Sakimori,
a little late but here is a...
Hello Sakimori,
a little late but here is a Georgian dancing dagger. Around 1950 made I think. The probably laminated blade with twistcore is thin, flexible and very sharp. The point is 90 degree...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 21,007
Hello Anandalal,
Thats pretty interesting...
Hello Anandalal,
Thats pretty interesting for me. One reason could be the discovery of Morphine in the early 19th century. In Medieval and Renaissance times they only had alcohol, a leather strap...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
25th January 2017, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 21,007
Hello,
this thing is too large for a bullet...
Hello,
this thing is too large for a bullet extractor.
Some time ago I have read a very interesting german paper from late medieval about the treatment of arrow and bullet wounds.
In most...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd January 2017, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,415
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2017, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 25,699
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd January 2017, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 25,699
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