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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th March 2024, 11:40 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I agree Detlef, the scabbard has some age, but...

I agree Detlef, the scabbard has some age, but that is not really relevant.

That scabbard could have moved to anywhere at any time, & if it had been damaged in Bali to the point where it could not...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th March 2024, 12:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 693
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, my phrasing was:- "--- some...

Detlef, my phrasing was:-

"--- some understanding of socio-religious mores in Bali. ---"

I did not say, nor think, that the person who applied the red paint might have had a deep knowledge of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd March 2024, 08:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 693
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I feel that I am looking at an out-of-society...

I feel that I am looking at an out-of-society reconstruction here.

The blade does appear to be Bali, the visible part of the wrongko could possibly have been produced by reshaping a damaged...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 22nd March 2024, 08:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 737
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Looks like my grandfather's prospecting pick,...

Looks like my grandfather's prospecting pick, circa 1900.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd March 2024, 07:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 641
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Everything shown here is absolutely able to be...

Everything shown here is absolutely able to be brought back to life, and is well worth the small amount of work involved to do so.

Cel7, if you feel disinclined to undertake this work, perhaps you...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st March 2024, 08:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 870
Posted By A. G. Maisey
In respect of a suitable mendak. In the...

In respect of a suitable mendak.

In the absence of a wrongko, it is not really possible to make a recommendation for a mendak, just use one that is a suitable fit.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st March 2024, 08:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 870
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The hilt is certainly worth some sympathetic...

The hilt is certainly worth some sympathetic attention, its main problem is severe cracking.

With cracking like this in a hilt it would be unusual for it to support a pressure fit.

If the hilt...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2024, 02:49 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,544
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Perhaps metals other than iron were used because...

Perhaps metals other than iron were used because of availability, & because of simplicity.

Just as all bronze is not equal, & all brass is not equal, & all irons are not equal.

Laminated iron...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st March 2024, 01:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 870
Posted By A. G. Maisey
It might be best to stick with "pesi", this is...

It might be best to stick with "pesi", this is Javanese & it means specifically the tang of a keris.

There is no word "peksy", but "peksi" is Kromo, & it means "bird", the Ngoko is "manuk".

The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 09:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,544
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I tend to disagree that that this is a matter for...

I tend to disagree that that this is a matter for any kind of argument, but it is a matter which needs to be understood and which deserves to have statements that deal with the characteristics of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2024, 08:19 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,544
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Milandro, I have for many years maintained that...

Milandro, I have for many years maintained that as a general principle, it is not difficult to provide an answer, however, it can be extremely difficult to phrase a question so that a supportable...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 09:49 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 16,523
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sonobudaya comes up as a risky site, I dumped...

Sonobudaya comes up as a risky site, I dumped it.

First youtube, no comment

Second youtube, fair job

both youtubes were pretty abbreviated processes, I doubt that in the hand I would be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 08:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 666
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Re inferior wood in hilts. Maybe not David....

Re inferior wood in hilts.

Maybe not David. I have a number of older Bali hilts that have been carved from wood that is less than premium. I think I would be hard pushed to find a newly made hilt...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 03:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 666
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Never seen anything like it David, I cannot date...

Never seen anything like it David, I cannot date it.

Is it soft wood?

I'm taking three to one on Wisnu because of the colour, Wisnu's colour is black/dark grey/ dark blue.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2024, 11:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,544
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I do not know with any certainty, but overall, it...

I do not know with any certainty, but overall, it does not feel Javanese.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2024, 10:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 870
Posted By A. G. Maisey
More or less agreed. Blade can be classified...

More or less agreed.

Blade can be classified as a generic Mataram style, yes, it was 11 luk.

The cecekan or patra --- the hilt carvings --- seem to be generally agreed as residual demonic...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2024, 10:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 666
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I do not know, but if I had to take a punt I'd...

I do not know, but if I had to take a punt I'd likely back Wisnu.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2024, 08:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,544
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Comparative hardness of bronze & brass depends...

Comparative hardness of bronze & brass depends upon the alloys used, however, as a general guide, brass tests at Rockwell 55, bronze at Rockwell 42

The Javanese spelling of "tombak" is "tumbak",...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2024, 01:25 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,544
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Actually, the word "tombak" came into Malay &...

Actually, the word "tombak" came into Malay & also probably Kawi, thence Old Javanese, from the Sanscrit "tamra" = "copper".

There are many ways in which "tamra" can be understood in Sanscrit, &...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2024, 02:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By A. G. Maisey
You're probably right Detlef, however, we must...

You're probably right Detlef, however, we must remember that there are different levels of status.

Or maybe forerunners of the higher quality pieces.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2024, 08:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This type of knife is not something that I have...

This type of knife is not something that I have much interest in these days --- 50 years ago I did, but I've moved past the "shotgun" approach.

However, my memory tells me that these were status...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2024, 08:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Agreed.

Agreed.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th March 2024, 12:14 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 10,327
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Milandro, the reason is not really in the forging...

Milandro, the reason is not really in the forging of the blade, it is in the carving of the blade.

Just about all the features you see in a blade are carved in.

Everybody unfamiliar with the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2024, 10:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 10,327
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Not just logical Detlef, actual as well:- ...

Not just logical Detlef, actual as well:-

think of a chocolate cake

nice, thick, rich, moist choccy cake

tastes great

now Grandma slaps thick, high qual Belgium chocolate icing onto it
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2024, 08:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 10,327
Posted By A. G. Maisey
When a pamor blade is made it is usually made of...

When a pamor blade is made it is usually made of a very thin steel core and with a plate of pamor material welded to each face of the steel core.

If deep fullers & other carving is added to the...
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