Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th May 2024, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: European Armoury
17th May 2024, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,495
Get well soon, Fernando!
Thanks a lot for...
Get well soon, Fernando!
Thanks a lot for posting this piece! Assuming that it got gifted to the intended recipient, how did it find its way back to Portugal?
BTW, there seem to be several tree...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th May 2024, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,664
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2024, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,197
Hello Alan,
No convincing, much less any...
Hello Alan,
No convincing, much less any confident opinion from my side, I'm afraid.
Pics from more angles may help. How old would you estimate this hilt to be? (From the pic, the carving...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th April 2024, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,222
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,688
Hello Ray,
Thanks for showing your latest...
Hello Ray,
Thanks for showing your latest beauty! I agree it seems to be late 19th century or around the turn of the century.
All "twistcore" Moro kris I've seen exhibit no real twist core:...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2024, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 17,587
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2024, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,165
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2024, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,074
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2024, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,149
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd March 2024, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,136
Dear all,
The keris in the middle is in...
Dear all,
The keris in the middle is in decent shape; the one below should benefit from warangan, too.
The tombak looks Sunda to me. More close-ups of the batik needed.
In my experience,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2024, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,074
Very neat addition, Detlef!
An extremely...
Very neat addition, Detlef!
An extremely nice sewar from the western coast of Sumatra. Some close-ups would be great once you receive it.
There ferrule seems to be suasa, right? Nice ensemble!...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th March 2024, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,521
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th March 2024, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,932
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Forum: European Armoury
9th March 2024, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 11,297
Hello Andreas,
Regarding the less dense...
Hello Andreas,
Regarding the less dense inclusions inside the pommel: You forgot to flip your red markings when viewing the other side of the pommel. Could you post corrected pics, please?
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th March 2024, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,305
Dear all,
Most examples on the market these...
Dear all,
Most examples on the market these days are results of cultural appropriation for mere business reasons - if not outright fakes (in case claimed being genuine northern Melayu...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,862
Dear all,
Aside from kinda vague pommel...
Dear all,
Aside from kinda vague pommel similarities obviously based on ergonomics (and a ferrule/bolster style much more widespread including e.g. Indonesia), I fail to see any close relationship...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,149
Hello Yuri,
The blade is coming out nicely!...
Hello Yuri,
The blade is coming out nicely! Seems good quality to me.
I don't see much wear and this makes estimating age hard. The Borneo crowd tends to be really conservative with age...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,604
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,057
Thanks for clarifying, Detlef!
Actually, I...
Thanks for clarifying, Detlef!
Actually, I believe the luju alang exhibits a genuine saruek ulat (here made from silver): It seems to have the scales in 3D.
These saruek ulat come in variety of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,057
Hello Detlef,
The asymmetrical decor...
Hello Detlef,
The asymmetrical decor found on status gliwang is a different beast IMHO. BTW, it seems to be a mainly ceremonial luju alang (vs the longer peudeueng panjang).
A proper saruek...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,057
Thanks, Martin!
Ok, that should settle...
Thanks, Martin!
Ok, that should settle it - under magnification it's usually very obvious.
Sure, no full-out polish needed nor advisable - a conservative approach of light touching up...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th March 2024, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,057
Hello Martin,
Thanks for the additional pics...
Hello Martin,
Thanks for the additional pics and details!
The hilt could be from albino waterbuffalo; however, judging from the surface where polished (as well as more matte optics where more...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2024, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,149
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd March 2024, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,057
Hello Martin,
Yeah, Erik's Luju Alang is...
Hello Martin,
Yeah, Erik's Luju Alang is a neat piece that went to Bronbeek.
BTW, the saruek ulat is not limited to Gayo origins. It is also commonly found with Luju/Sikin Lapan Sagi which is...
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