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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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BluErf
![]() In my opinion, the dynamicism in the blade is far superior to the staid excellence of the pendok. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,599
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BluErf
![]() This is not a poor quality keris blade. The steel is compact, of good quality. The luks are executed in a sublime manner, beautifully curving, and seems to almost go out of control, but does not.... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,037
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BluErf
![]() Thank you all for sharing your valuable insights! :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,037
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BluErf
![]() Hello to everyone and a happy 2016! :) I'm posting on behalf of a friend who bought this tulwar recently. The tulwar blade looks like it could either be wootz or sham, but the tip is made from a... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Thanks Francis, for affirming my thinking. The hilt on this coteng has sone really sublime carvings. The form is also extra "rounded". Very pleasing piece. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Ok, thanks for the clarification! Another piece I'd like to ask about - this coteng came back from Europe. The sheath form is different frm most coteng we see. I associate this sheath form as an... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() With so many specimens shown in this thread, it should go down as the Coteng thread to come to for a visual feast. Thanks for sharing them. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Thanks! Can I clarify whether you meant the hilt was not correct for the sheath, or that the hilt is considered a coteng hilt? |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() More pics, including one for comparison with other more regular coteng kerises. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() I have a piece in my collection which has baffled me for a while. It has features of a tajong, like elaborate crown, beard, and a more abstract anthropomorphic form. But instead of a regular tajong... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() These two are very good too. The sheath forms are top notch. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Excellent pieces these 3! Tks for sharing. It's difficult to see pieces of these calibre. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Yes, indeed. To be even more provocative, some kerises are not good enough for the social higher strata, and at the same time, they make poor weapons too. So what do we make of these kerises?... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() I meant good enough to wear around in the kampung, but not fine enough for the higher social strata. Sorry, this sounds politically incorrect, but that's the way art is. The centre of wealth and... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() This would normally be classified as a tajong. The form is closer to a mid-late period tajong. It has a boxier form, and a rudimentary beard, from the looks of the photo. A "kampung"" quality hilt,... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,479
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BluErf
![]() Ah yes, indeed, the wood is not kemuning. Thanks for pointing out the welded peksi. It looks like the case. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,479
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BluErf
![]() Thus keris looks like it was restored in Java, seeing the way the wood is sanded to remove all patina, and polished to a very high shine. The hilt looks like a copy of a Sulawesi hilt, and the dark... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Good ones are mostly in private collections. Mediocre ones for sale can still be found, but even then, they are getting harder to get and expensive. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 107
Views: 23,502
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BluErf
![]() Good authentic cotengs! Glad you went to the right dealer and bought the right stuff. Well done! The age of these kerises are very difficult to ascertain. They are probably pre-20th century, but... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,436
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BluErf
![]() This is a coteng, and one with a rather good hilt! I like the pendoko. An uncommon form. It may have had a stem at some point in time. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,177
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BluErf
![]() Thanks Detlef for the limks. I must say at the end of those threads, the conclusion is not clear as to where the keris came from. It is just a general agreement that it is North Coast Java. In... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,177
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BluErf
![]() And to make things interesting, this Tegal keris appeared a few days ago and I was lucky enough to acquire it. Comparing it to the old coteng, the similarities in the sheath form is striking. And it... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,177
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BluErf
![]() Thank you sir, Amuk Murugul. :) you provide some very important clues. My little bit of research suggests the expansion of Islamic Demak at the expanse of the old Hindu states and kingdoms, including... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,177
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BluErf
![]() I mentioned in another thread my hypothesis that the tajong evolved from Cirebon kerises. Here's an early coteng keris with a sheath that is reminiscent of old Cirebon style. The hilt is probably... |
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