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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 06:24 PM
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Posted By milandro
except it doesn't really look like bronze but...

except it doesn't really look like bronze but more brass :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 11:50 AM
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Posted By milandro
interesting, this is really brass, not bronze, so...

interesting, this is really brass, not bronze, so its function and purpose must have been absolutely ceremonial (if not decorative) because if bronze can actually be used as a true weapon, brass...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 07:58 AM
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Posted By milandro
both the spears shown are made for the tourist...

both the spears shown are made for the tourist market,


as for the cold steel version , if you see any of their products they are made with industrial processes


we are not allowed showing...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 06:22 PM
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Posted By milandro
I agree, I know this spear (had some myself) as...

I agree, I know this spear (had some myself) as being a Samburu spear, very common among the tourists in Kenia . They are even reproduced by companies like cold steel , they are nice spears but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th March 2024, 06:17 PM
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Posted By milandro
It looks like an Central African Luba sword where...

It looks like an Central African Luba sword where the hilt has been crudely replaced by a flat hilt wrapped in brass
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th March 2024, 01:09 PM
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Posted By milandro
well the blades are very nice

well the blades are very nice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2024, 11:23 AM
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Posted By milandro
the third spear appears to be African (to me) . ...

the third spear appears to be African (to me) .

It is near impossible to say whether it is old since it was polished
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th March 2024, 10:19 AM
Replies: 28
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Posted By milandro
Another Resurrection Having...

Another Resurrection




Having acquired a Panjang which came with a Tajong hilt I am now looking to acquire informations about Tajongs.

I too am somewhat confused from what I see for sale as...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2024, 10:53 PM
Replies: 33
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Posted By milandro
indeed, as I suspected, there was a reason set in...

indeed, as I suspected, there was a reason set in the forging methods.

Again then the question arises on the weapon being made to be actually used as a weapon ( the fuller make the weapon lighter...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2024, 06:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,682
Posted By milandro
well, obviously , as you show, there are some...

well, obviously , as you show, there are some examples such as these .

Interesting though the fact that the blades with pamor in the examples above seem to show no fuller and construction...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th March 2024, 08:54 AM
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Posted By milandro
the Keris Panjang may very well have been used...

the Keris Panjang may very well have been used predominately as a ceremonial weapon, yet the construction, at least of the one I have, is one of a true weapon (as many western ceremonial weapons too...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th March 2024, 06:10 PM
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Posted By milandro
Due to the purchase of a panjan I have developed...

Due to the purchase of a panjan I have developed an interest in this weapon hence the resurrection of a couple of threads.

If the Panjang was the Indonesian rapier equivalent was this a weapon...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th March 2024, 09:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,329
Posted By milandro
if the hilt doesn't have an integrated selut then...

if the hilt doesn't have an integrated selut then I suppose you should endeavour to find one.

Most silver hilts that I see on line seem to have an integrated selut , some seem to have an...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th March 2024, 08:04 AM
Replies: 11
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Posted By milandro
yes, there seem to be quite a few recent blades...

yes, there seem to be quite a few recent blades with pamor while the older examples are pamorless.

The one I bought doesn't appear to have any pamor
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd March 2024, 02:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,038
Posted By milandro
I found another Panjang on line with a Patani...

I found another Panjang on line with a Patani Coating Hilt


these are pics from a auction concluded two years ago (so allowable here right?)

How usual or unusual is this combination?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd March 2024, 01:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,193
Posted By milandro
So I have my answer from the last comment ...

So I have my answer from the last comment

Tin it is! The difference with aluminum is pretty easy to assess and that is that tin is magnetic whilst aluminum isn't.

I tested with a magnet and ,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd March 2024, 12:22 PM
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Views: 1,193
Posted By milandro
thanks, I don't think this is nickel or an alloy...

thanks, I don't think this is nickel or an alloy with nickel because they are generally very hard and brittle and wouldn't take gently the embossing or perhaps better called chasing .


This has...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd March 2024, 08:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,193
Posted By milandro
Material used for decoration, could it be mamas?

I was debating this with a friend about these decoration I have on a modern Bugis keris.


I recently visited a Dutch dealer who just got a shipment with at least a dozen of Bugis krises showing...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st March 2024, 08:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,038
Posted By milandro
I am resurrecting this thread because is the only...

I am resurrecting this thread because is the only one which talks of something of my interest.

I don't have pictures yet of the kris.

Are there crossbreed examples of Panjangs with a Pattani or...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th February 2024, 08:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,612
Posted By milandro
Another hilt came my way few days after acquiring...

Another hilt came my way few days after acquiring this kris, and , as it often happens to me, it felt " right".

So, I have replaced the previous CENANGAN, with another one. Carved in white water...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th February 2024, 10:39 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 27,836
Posted By milandro
I have acquired new information from my new...

I have acquired new information from my new friend Duncan who has much experience in general in the Kris hilts world but a special interest in the Kris micro world of Lombok.

He told me that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th February 2024, 08:12 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,055
Posted By milandro
I don't know, I have certainly seen (I will share...

I don't know, I have certainly seen (I will share when given permission) a great many similar depictions on hilts. I am assuming that carvers in Lombok and their clients appreciate her for this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th February 2024, 07:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,612
Posted By milandro
thanks this appears to be a theme used by...

thanks


this appears to be a theme used by carvers on Lombok , I was given a few reference pictures (which I don't yet know if I can share) by my new friend Duncan of other hilts where a similar...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th February 2024, 07:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,055
Posted By milandro
My new friend has provided me with an extensive...

My new friend has provided me with an extensive reference of hilts, all representing the same goddess , which are all very coherent with the depiction on my hilt. Ik will ask him permission to share...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th February 2024, 04:34 PM
Replies: 220
Views: 106,396
Posted By milandro
I have just learned that the hilt is a...

I have just learned that the hilt is a representation of Putri Mandalika a Sasak princess whose figure overlaps and someone is identified with the one of Parvati . The goddess is worshipped by the...
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