Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 03:02 AM
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Thanks for your response Alan. Is there any...
Thanks for your response Alan. Is there any particular aspect of the the hilt that opens you to such punting?
Obviously it is no master carving, but can you place this in any time period. My...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Yesterday, 08:13 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Yesterday, 08:11 PM
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Well that's a nice old soldier. I think it is...
Well that's a nice old soldier. I think it is safe to say that it is much older than the acquisition date. ;) It has, of course, seen better days, but to my eye this is a blade that was forged to a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Yesterday, 05:11 PM
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Bali Hilt ID???
Hi Folks! A good friend of mine just acquired this polychromed Balinese hilt for the price of a taco in, of all places, a Central Mexican marketplace. I do realize that togogan Bali hilts are often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2024, 09:48 PM
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As for the figure figure in the hilt, often...
As for the figure figure in the hilt, often figures that are crouching like this are related to ancestors. The bird face behind the head appears to be a Garuda Mungkur, a protective figure. Tiuk...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2024, 07:26 PM
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Hi Lee. I have to agree with Detlef. It is a...
Hi Lee. I have to agree with Detlef. It is a somewhat similar form, but it would never pass as a wedhung, which is a very specific court blade that is really only carried within the keraton.
I'm not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th March 2024, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 33
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That's a really beautiful panjang Milandro. I...
That's a really beautiful panjang Milandro. I love that really unusual greneng variation. I have never seen that before. Someone (not me LOL!) might be able to pinpoint the origin of this blade with...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th March 2024, 09:49 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd March 2024, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 11
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I have seen Tajong hilts on panjang blades...
I have seen Tajong hilts on panjang blades before, but as far as i know this is not a traditionally acceptable combination. The keris panjang you show here is a rather recent blade i think.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd March 2024, 03:41 PM
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I have obviously seen mamas and have quite few...
I have obviously seen mamas and have quite few examples in my collection, but is there a strict and exacting make-up to this alloy, or does the formula vary somewhat?
Milandro, i don't recall mamas...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st March 2024, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 7
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Yes, i believe it may well be a Javanese dhapur...
Yes, i believe it may well be a Javanese dhapur and only recently do we see Balinese style keris that employ it.
It is not the fact that your keris has luk with this design that i don't care for. I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th February 2024, 05:34 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th February 2024, 05:28 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th February 2024, 05:24 PM
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Views: 5,208
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2024, 06:59 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st February 2024, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 5,208
Not at all, though that is indeed a magnificent...
Not at all, though that is indeed a magnificent repair job. Alan has given a hint as to what i am talking about, which is cutting down a Ladrang sheath to a Kacir style to remove the damaged areas...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th February 2024, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 44
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Hopefully Alan Maisey will tag in because i am...
Hopefully Alan Maisey will tag in because i am pretty sure i remember him talking about such modifications being made to a damaged ladrang in the past. My apologies Alan if i have misremembered this.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th February 2024, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th February 2024, 09:40 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th February 2024, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,961
Just thought i would add this old example of a...
Just thought i would add this old example of a sheath that has been adjusted to fit a newer blade. I really cannot tell for sure, but this appears to have been done with some kind of resin which has...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2024, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,597
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2024, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,597
Sorry Detlef, i did miss that question.
The...
Sorry Detlef, i did miss that question.
The ensemble came with that finish. It does seem to be some sort of shellac finish. A bit unusual, but i have no idea where or when it was applied.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th February 2024, 08:59 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th February 2024, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 25
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Just to be clear Detlef, it was never my...
Just to be clear Detlef, it was never my intention to imply that this was a marriage created by a dealer just to be able to sell a complete keris. And i am sure you are correct that this keris and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th February 2024, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 20
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Very nice pamor Tangkis blade. It has been my...
Very nice pamor Tangkis blade. It has been my understanding that blades like this with a different pamor on each side are meant as a protection against black magic.
I also have a keris with pamor...
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