Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Yes, clearly a keris Sombro.
The handle...
Yes, clearly a keris Sombro.
The handle looks in your new pictures much better. The mendak (the ring) is a little bit damaged but I would still use it until you find a better one.
Regards,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2024, 11:50 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th April 2024, 12:13 AM
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Welcome to the forum Omar,
Looks like a...
Welcome to the forum Omar,
Looks like a keris picit or pejetan to my eyes. Scabbard is a recent replacement like the handle also. Blade seems to be old but pictures can deceive.
Regards,
Detlef
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 07:25 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 06:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 10:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2024, 09:18 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2024, 09:47 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th April 2024, 09:34 PM
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You are correct, these daggers are very similar...
You are correct, these daggers are very similar in their design, Wolf-Dieter Miersch has this dagger on his page: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?moorish-dagger-possibly-from-mali-39-2-cm
I've...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2024, 12:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd April 2024, 09:05 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2024, 02:36 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2024, 12:05 PM
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Thank you Tim! :)
Frankly said, you was my...
Thank you Tim! :)
Frankly said, you was my great hope to identify it! :D
My old friend Ulrich Kortmann, who would have been able to identify it, is deceased last year. Sadly and too early!
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2024, 09:14 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 06:37 PM
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Look here: ...
Look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=232531&postcount=11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 03:13 PM
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Hello Tim,
It's 117 cm (approx. 46 inch)...
Hello Tim,
It's 117 cm (approx. 46 inch) long. And I think that I know this sort of wood, I own a spear from the Abelam people with the same wood, I think it's palm wood. I don't think it's a sago...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 12:46 PM
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A club for identification
I've won a German auction for a club and a pedant, the pedant is in my humble opinion from the Asmat people and I guess that the club is from West New Guinea or Papua New Guinea but I am unsure. Any...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 12:03 PM
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Hello Juri,
Gunar is correct, it's a long...
Hello Juri,
Gunar is correct, it's a long Mandingo dagger or Moorish dagger, a very nice one, congrats! Compare: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?0-5-mandingo-dagger-36-42-cm
Tribes don't care...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 11:59 AM
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Welcome to the forum dbpro!
To clean a blade...
Welcome to the forum dbpro!
To clean a blade from rust and old grease I use a rubber gum like pictured, you can get it by Amazon. To preserve leather I use shoe polish.
After you have cleaned the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st April 2024, 11:46 AM
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