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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2024, 08:43 PM
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Views: 3,191
Posted By David
Excellent Yuri, thank you! I had no idea. Looks...

Excellent Yuri, thank you! I had no idea. Looks like a dead ringer. Dutch it is then. ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,832
Posted By David
We will have to agree to disagree here Ian. I...

We will have to agree to disagree here Ian. I believe the oldest Moro blades would display "greneng" as all these other examples presented here do show. Detlef's is the exception, but it is not a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2024, 03:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,191
Posted By David
These were not always Dutch coins. While i am not...

These were not always Dutch coins. While i am not sure of the exact origins of this one it is also 15mm. Maybe someone here can identify this coin.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd April 2024, 05:11 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,184
Posted By David
Yes, you will find numerous sources for pamor Aiq...

Yes, you will find numerous sources for pamor Aiq Ngelek online. I have no idea if this is a recent name or one that goes back a ways, but most descriptions tie it specifically to keris Lombok. Here...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd April 2024, 09:16 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,184
Posted By David
Hi Martin. I'm sure Alan will be along to answer...

Hi Martin. I'm sure Alan will be along to answer you, but i'll just add my two cents. I suppose if you have a strong need to categorize, this dhapur is very similar to Jalak Ngore, but understand...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st April 2024, 11:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By David
I do have to say that Alan that it's not...

I do have to say that Alan that it's not necessarily such a simple matter. Rob lives on the east coast of the USA and you can't just run out and hire a mranggi to make you a new sheath. Finding old...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th March 2024, 06:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,832
Posted By David
I could be off base as the Moro kris is really...

I could be off base as the Moro kris is really only a secondary interest for me (in spite of the fact that it was a Moro kris that indeed started me on my current addiction), but i wonder if this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2024, 11:59 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By David
Thanks Alan, i must have missed the measurement....

Thanks Alan, i must have missed the measurement. I wasn't asking about size to determine if the blade was Balinese or not. Just trying to understand why Rob thought the sarung was extra large for...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2024, 11:56 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,184
Posted By David
That's a very nice Bali keris. I can't really...

That's a very nice Bali keris.
I can't really comment too much on your cleaning job s you photo quality isn't really showing the details very well, but they are good enough to show you acquired a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2024, 07:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By David
It might be helpful if we knew the dimensions...

It might be helpful if we knew the dimensions here. How long is this blade? Is it bigger than the average Bali blade. Obviously a sarung (wrongko) needs to be large enough to house the blade, but i'm...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2024, 07:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,268
Posted By David
Well, i agree with most of what Milandro said,...

Well, i agree with most of what Milandro said, but while the dress is probably more recent i believe that blade is probably older than 40 years. I would judge the blade antique, the dress vintage....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th March 2024, 10:07 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By David
I don't know about the hilt. I really can't see...

I don't know about the hilt. I really can't see anything Balinese in that. It seems very well made though. But i have never seen mother of pearl and nail decorations like that on Balinese or Lombok...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th March 2024, 07:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By David
Sorry, that was a typing error. As you may have...

Sorry, that was a typing error. As you may have noted, i was trying to agree with the consensus, not disagree. LOL! Not sure why i stuck that "not" in there. But yes, possibly Lombok also. Hard to...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th March 2024, 05:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By David
I don't really have much to add here and i am...

I don't really have much to add here and i am basically in agreement with Alan Milandro and Detlef.
The hilt is indeed out-of-culture, but i'm not sure it is a Western design. Something about it...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd March 2024, 07:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,652
Posted By David
I understand what you mean about restorations...

I understand what you mean about restorations that end up costing many times more than the items themselves. That is why many of us endeavour to learn how to do these restorations ourselves. But...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd March 2024, 03:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,652
Posted By David
I pretty much agree with Milandro here. You have...

I pretty much agree with Milandro here. You have a bit of an advantage living in The Netherlands. While the basic cleaning of keris blades is relatively easy, restaining with warangan is a more...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st March 2024, 06:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,900
Posted By David
Geoffrey, as mentioned, there are numerous...

Geoffrey, as mentioned, there are numerous threads in our archives that cover the cleaning of keris. Here in one that is pretty good, but you may want to search our archives for "keris maintenance"...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 08:35 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 18,335
Posted By David
Thanks André. These are interesting, but i am...

Thanks André. These are interesting, but i am confused about some of their methods.
In the first video they are cleaning the keris with the hilt attached, which seems very odd to me. I suppose...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 03:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,641
Posted By David
Thanks for the info regarding colour and that...

Thanks for the info regarding colour and that makes some sense. Unfortunately i don't have the hilt in hand, but i will ask my friend about the weight/density of the wood. I would image that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th March 2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,738
Posted By David
Yes, this blade is very utilitarian, but i am not...

Yes, this blade is very utilitarian, but i am not convinced it is necessarily dressed for sale to tourists. I don't know why it did not immediately come to mind, but this blade is a very similar...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2024, 03:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,641
Posted By David
Thanks for your response Alan. Is there any...

Thanks for your response Alan. Is there any particular aspect of the the hilt that opens you to such punting?
Obviously it is no master carving, but can you place this in any time period. My...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2024, 08:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,936
Posted By David
That's a very admirable repair José. :)

That's a very admirable repair José. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2024, 08:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,900
Posted By David
Well that's a nice old soldier. I think it is...

Well that's a nice old soldier. I think it is safe to say that it is much older than the acquisition date. ;) It has, of course, seen better days, but to my eye this is a blade that was forged to a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2024, 05:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,641
Posted By David
Bali Hilt ID???

Hi Folks! A good friend of mine just acquired this polychromed Balinese hilt for the price of a taco in, of all places, a Central Mexican marketplace. I do realize that togogan Bali hilts are often...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2024, 09:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,738
Posted By David
As for the figure figure in the hilt, often...

As for the figure figure in the hilt, often figures that are crouching like this are related to ancestors. The bird face behind the head appears to be a Garuda Mungkur, a protective figure. Tiuk...
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