Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 3
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Little keris for comment and a few question
A while back I got this little keris (patrem?) in a mixed lot.
It's a pretty well made piece in my humble opinion and all seems made together and fits pretty well.
My questions:
-- Would you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 214
Hi Marc,
I've had it many times that a post...
Hi Marc,
I've had it many times that a post received a lot of views but got.no single comment for a long time. But the many views show that it's interesting but people don't know what they should...
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,316
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Forum: European Armoury
Today, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,316
Hi Jim,
Lontar is a palm. The lontar palm...
Hi Jim,
Lontar is a palm. The lontar palm leaves are used to write on them, the scribes write or better scribe the text with the needle and rub a plant ash inside.The term I used was "lontar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 172
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Forum: Swap Forum
Yesterday, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 444
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,316
Hi Jim,
The knife you showed is also a...
Hi Jim,
The knife you showed is also a lontar scribe's knife. ;)
Attached a pic of my small collection of these knives.
Never believe descriptions auction houses provide!
Regards,
Detlef
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,578
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,578
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 499
Hi Marius,
Just compare the mouth pieces...
Hi Marius,
Just compare the mouth pieces from the scabbards, the one in question, my example and the ones in the given thread. It's the best evidence. ;)
Also blade shape, handle style, blade...
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
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Forum: European Armoury
Yesterday, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
I sincerely hope that Mgolab does not feel...
I sincerely hope that Mgolab does not feel attacked but instead takes a calm look at his axe and takes note of my arguments.
I think it makes more sense to tell the truth, it can be disappointing...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 499
Look also to this thread:...
Look also to this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28568&highlight=sewar
It's always the name game, when a sewar like dagger coming from Malaysia it's called there as badik! ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 499
Hello Marius,
We had a similar discussion...
Hello Marius,
We had a similar discussion here 2013 before: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16797&highlight=badik
Look special to #38, our senior member Dave Henkel who is very...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2024, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2024, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 499
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
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Forum: Swap Forum
7th May 2024, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 444
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2024, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
Dear Mgolab,
I don't need to have read books...
Dear Mgolab,
I don't need to have read books to judge what I see in your pictures as it is more than obvious that the piece is welded together. I am a mechanical engineer and did a lot of welding...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2024, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2024, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
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Forum: European Armoury
6th May 2024, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 622
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2024, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,320
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Forum: Swap Forum
5th May 2024, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 444
Gunong for sale
For sale is this silver mounted good quality antique gunong. Three small silver pearls at the bulbous part of the ferrule are missing.
27 cm inside scabbard, 26 cm without, blade 16,5 cm. Blade is...
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