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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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![]() I agree with David. I have 2 small sumatran Keris (one Minang) and 1 Sundanese (or south sumatran) Badek with the same motif on silver (or mamas) which covers the sheath. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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![]() In my head I think of two solutions: Either the Seluts were in silver y and we were sold at a time when the family needed money. Either they were damaged during disassembly for the ritual cleaning... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 28
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![]() I think that Grendolino tell of silver gandar n°8 wich not match with the first keris. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 28
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![]() Overall I have the same opinion as the others for the origins. 1: The size looks large which might make you think of the ancient Java Kriss from the 17th century or Lombok or Bali, but the blade... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 6
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![]() Thank-you I did not think that this handle was of the Ganesh type because we can guess a squatting human form but there is nothing to symbolize the trunk. But indeed, the style of the grip reminded... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Athanase
![]() Hello, I would like to know which region of Java this Keris comes from. I bought it for its handle but I don't know the origin of this style. :shrug: |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 8
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Athanase
![]() I bought 2 Keris and a Blawong at this sale, shipping took 1 additional month compared to the usual because of the Covid (the Italian administration is already slow at the base (like the French) but... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,923
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Athanase
![]() I think that the only way to know the presence or not of meteoritic materials in a blade is by a very thorough analysis of the chemical composition (mass spectrometry). The meteorite still contains... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 10
Views: 833
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Athanase
![]() It's very beautiful sword but I am totally ignorant about the blades of the Caucasus and the Middle East. :shrug: |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Views: 610
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Athanase
![]() For me clubs numbers 2, 4 and 8 are made of bone for sure. I'm less sure about 6 and 7, but it also looks a bit like it. Number 4 is made from the bone that is inside the horn (Probably Taurotragus... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,188
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Athanase
![]() I bought this kriss on the internet a year and a half after having bought the kriss pictured below from the same seller (which I have already presented on the forum). Unfortunately, I have no other... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,188
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Athanase
![]() For me the notch on the internal face of the Ganja was made during forging to give its domed profile on each side, while starting from a thin piece of metal, in the but to save material. After that... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,188
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Athanase
![]() I do not see any trace of a central ridge on the blade. In the middle of the blade the thickness is about 5mm By manipulating the blade, we feel its weight weighing a little on the wrist. The... |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,188
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Athanase
![]() So far I have never seen a mendak or selut with an opening wide enough for a Pesi of 1cm in diameter. I think I'll take a while to find. |
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,188
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Athanase
![]() Hello When I bought this Kriss, I didn't pay attention to the dimensions. So I was very surprised by its size when I received it. The blade is 45.5 long, the Ganja is 10cm wide and the base of the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,051
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Athanase
![]() Hello, Here is my second Kampilan, unfortunately it's only a blade (engraved) without handle. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,012
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Athanase
![]() I have already seen blades from Sulawesi with this Pamor type and a hardened iron cutting edge reported. On your blade I think it has been repolished and re-sharpened recently, however the scabbard... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,012
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Athanase
![]() :eek: It's really very sad especially for such an original blade. At least I hope he didn't end up destroyed. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,585
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Athanase
![]() The length of the blade is 60 cm, its width is about 3.6cm and its thickness is 8mm at the base (because covered with decorated white metal) then between 4 and 3mm on the majority of the length of... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,585
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Athanase
![]() Pictures of my Yatagan for comparison. I just cleaned the scabbard with soap to remove the dust, but I haven't touched anything yet. The scabbard is made of wood covered with leather sewn with... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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