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Forum: Keris Swap Forum 27th January 2017, 03:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,176
Posted By COYOTE
No keris for sale.... One month has passed and...

No keris for sale....
One month has passed and unfortunately I could not add but one single piece to my collection.
But I do not loose my hope, this is the spirit of collecting : have faith and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd January 2017, 05:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,350
Posted By COYOTE
Stones with colour stripes are agate without any...

Stones with colour stripes are agate without any question, such as the ones on the penultimate picture (5th image).
The other stones, without stripes, might be agate as well or quartz. ...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st January 2017, 04:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,350
Posted By COYOTE
Sorry, rectification : looking closer and...

Sorry, rectification : looking closer and magnifying the pictures, I think that the hilt is older than I wrote previously : could be 100 to 180 years old, if it is elephant ivory.
Let me insist that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st January 2017, 04:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,350
Posted By COYOTE
Very nice hilt indeed !! It seems to be...

Very nice hilt indeed !!
It seems to be elephant ivory; closer pictures would help to identify Schreger lines.
Maybe not so old, vintage I guess (less than 70 years old), but nicely done with a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2017, 11:43 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 232,552
Posted By COYOTE
Hello Jose, What a nightmare !! I feel...

Hello Jose,

What a nightmare !!

I feel so sorry for you and, as a collector, I can imagine how desperate you are.

Please let me add words from others as we all feel the same : I too will...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd January 2017, 05:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,791
Posted By COYOTE
Thank you Sirek, thank you David !! In 2017 I...

Thank you Sirek, thank you David !!
In 2017 I wish Peace and Health for everyone, for the rest we find a way... :)
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 27th December 2016, 12:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,176
Posted By COYOTE
Of course, pictures will be most welcome.

Of course, pictures will be most welcome.
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 26th December 2016, 11:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,176
Posted By COYOTE
OK David, thank you ! My email is : ...

OK David, thank you !
My email is :
LPMEYER@TERRA.COM.BR
All offers of keris hilts will be carefully considered.
Thanks for your interest !! :)
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 26th December 2016, 06:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,176
Posted By COYOTE
Keris Hilts Wanted

I am always looking for antique keris hilts made of different or odd material such as marine ivory, hippo tusk, shell, whale bone, whale tooth etc....
May I leave my email address here ? I don't...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th December 2016, 06:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,590
Posted By COYOTE
Yes indeed, this Jawa Deman hilt is quite unusual...

Yes indeed, this Jawa Deman hilt is quite unusual with these geometrical panels.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd October 2016, 05:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,542
Posted By COYOTE
Hello Detlef, Gorgeous janggelan hilts indeed...

Hello Detlef,
Gorgeous janggelan hilts indeed !! :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th February 2016, 03:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,238
Posted By COYOTE
Great !!

Thank you Alan for such a precious recommendation.
I've ordered the book...
I remember Bali when I went there in 1972.
Everyone can imagine how it was. Two little but very significant details at...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th February 2016, 04:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,082
Posted By COYOTE
Smile Thank you !!

Hello Detlef,
Nice pieces indeed.
Thanks again for your help.
Best from Rio,
Patrick
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st February 2016, 08:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,082
Posted By COYOTE
4 more pictures for your appreciation. If you...

4 more pictures for your appreciation.
If you need more precise pictures, please just ask me and I'll send them.
Thanks !!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st February 2016, 08:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,082
Posted By COYOTE
Thank you David, Maisey and Jean for your concern...

Thank you David, Maisey and Jean for your concern and precious information.
I am sending other 4 pictures that might help for identification of the material, marine ivory (dugong tusk or whale tusk...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st February 2016, 05:25 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,082
Posted By COYOTE
Thank you !!

Thank you David and Detlef for your precious information.
As it seems, and I think it is absolutely correct, that the usual slim Kojuk Mrenges hilt will fit perfectly for small hands.
So, could...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th January 2016, 05:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,082
Posted By COYOTE
Smile Slim Kojuk Mrenges Keris Hilt from Madura

I recently bought a Kojuk Mrenges keris hilt, made in Madura Island and believed to be very old elephant ivory. I am very curious about his size. As far as I understand, there are basically 2 types...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th January 2016, 04:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,293
Posted By COYOTE
Thank you very much for your expertise on this...

Thank you very much for your expertise on this question. I would have thought that ceramic or stone hilts, being made with different materials from the usual and already well known ones, could be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th January 2016, 05:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,293
Posted By COYOTE
Question Keris Hilts made of Ceramic, Stone and other odd materials

I am rather new in collecting keris hilts, 2 years only...but I saw for sale some pieces made of ceramic, and other made of stone. Are these antique, vintage, old or artefacts newly made for tourists...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th January 2016, 05:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,363
Posted By COYOTE
Smile HAPPY 2016 !!!

Happy New Year, Peace, Health and Luck in collecting precious pieces to all members of this forum.
From Rio, Brazil.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th January 2016, 05:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,313
Posted By COYOTE
Bone, 100%

The striations, small parallel lines visible all over the hilt, are the "scars" of the blood vessels when the bone was alive, part of a living creature.
In my opinion, this is the most important and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th January 2016, 05:08 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,313
Posted By COYOTE
Bone, 100%

My vote is bone, absolutely not tooth, antler, elephant or marine ivory.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th June 2015, 09:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,942
Posted By COYOTE
THANK YOU !!

Thank you very much indeed, Battara, Rick and Maisley for your comments.
Always useful to get precise information; this is how we learn and collecting is a practical way for knowledge. I was very...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th June 2015, 11:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,942
Posted By COYOTE
Unknown Wooden Keris Hilt

http://Unknown Wood Keris Hilt
Can some experts on this site give me some information about the keris hilt, pictures attached, representing a Praying Figure Seated on 5 Skulls, bought some days ago...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd June 2015, 02:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,719
Posted By COYOTE
Smile Hi Blue Lander, Yes you are absolutely right....

Hi Blue Lander,
Yes you are absolutely right. You are supposed, as a collector, to re-establish the piece as close as it was when it was created. So, probably Javanese - my "nose" says but I can't...
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