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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Today, 03:33 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Never seen anything like it David, I cannot date...

Never seen anything like it David, I cannot date it.

Is it soft wood?

I'm taking three to one on Wisnu because of the colour, Wisnu's colour is black/dark grey/ dark blue.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 11:03 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I do not know with any certainty, but overall, it...

I do not know with any certainty, but overall, it does not feel Javanese.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 10:22 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
More or less agreed. Blade can be classified...

More or less agreed.

Blade can be classified as a generic Mataram style, yes, it was 11 luk.

The cecekan or patra --- the hilt carvings --- seem to be generally agreed as residual demonic...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 10:14 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I do not know, but if I had to take a punt I'd...

I do not know, but if I had to take a punt I'd likely back Wisnu.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 08:37 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Comparative hardness of bronze & brass depends...

Comparative hardness of bronze & brass depends upon the alloys used, however, as a general guide, brass tests at Rockwell 55, bronze at Rockwell 42

The Javanese spelling of "tombak" is "tumbak",...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 01:25 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Actually, the word "tombak" came into Malay &...

Actually, the word "tombak" came into Malay & also probably Kawi, thence Old Javanese, from the Sanscrit "tamra" = "copper".

There are many ways in which "tamra" can be understood in Sanscrit, &...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2024, 02:26 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
You're probably right Detlef, however, we must...

You're probably right Detlef, however, we must remember that there are different levels of status.

Or maybe forerunners of the higher quality pieces.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2024, 08:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 766
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This type of knife is not something that I have...

This type of knife is not something that I have much interest in these days --- 50 years ago I did, but I've moved past the "shotgun" approach.

However, my memory tells me that these were status...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th March 2024, 08:53 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Agreed.

Agreed.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th March 2024, 12:14 AM
Replies: 33
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Milandro, the reason is not really in the forging...

Milandro, the reason is not really in the forging of the blade, it is in the carving of the blade.

Just about all the features you see in a blade are carved in.

Everybody unfamiliar with the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2024, 10:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,677
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Not just logical Detlef, actual as well:- ...

Not just logical Detlef, actual as well:-

think of a chocolate cake

nice, thick, rich, moist choccy cake

tastes great

now Grandma slaps thick, high qual Belgium chocolate icing onto it
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th March 2024, 08:54 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
When a pamor blade is made it is usually made of...

When a pamor blade is made it is usually made of a very thin steel core and with a plate of pamor material welded to each face of the steel core.

If deep fullers & other carving is added to the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2024, 09:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 968
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sorry, I can contribute nothing worthwhile. ...

Sorry, I can contribute nothing worthwhile.

I cannot count the luk in the waved tombak, the straight tombak is not really a classifiable dhapur, but even so, I think most people would take a shot...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd March 2024, 11:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,193
Posted By A. G. Maisey
See post #5:- ...

See post #5:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=288412#post288412

A little more in depth info:-

https://journals.openedition.org/artefact/1996

EDIT
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd March 2024, 10:48 AM
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Views: 1,193
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Impossible to know what it is from a photo. ...

Impossible to know what it is from a photo.

However, to the best of my knowledge, mamas has not been used in Jawa since the 1930's and I have only seen mamas used in Jawa.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st March 2024, 01:38 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,329
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you YS. There has been a bit of a...

Thank you YS.

There has been a bit of a proliferation of keris makers in Bali over the last few years.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th February 2024, 06:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,329
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes YS, the edge of the blade should always be...

Yes YS, the edge of the blade should always be free of pamor, it should show a black "frame" all the way around the blade.

However, this blade does appear to be nicely welded & well sculpted. Both...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th February 2024, 06:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,189
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gamelan is perhaps a percussionists percussion,...

Gamelan is perhaps a percussionists percussion, but my flavour of percussion is more along the lines of Frank Carlson, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa --- the greats of the swing era.
...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th February 2024, 09:02 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,189
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This thread began with a question on...

This thread began with a question on restoration/repair of a ladrang /ladrangan wrongko, so I thought it might be of interest if we considered the name of this type of wrongko.

The name "ladrang"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2024, 07:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,746
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The word "lapak" is Javanese, it carries the...

The word "lapak" is Javanese, it carries the meaning of "saddle" in the Ngoko level of this language; the Krama Inggil level is "kambil".

I am not inclined to give this motif shown as Batu Lapak,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th February 2024, 11:44 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,189
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Incidentally, the mention of the respected name...

Incidentally, the mention of the respected name of Pande Wayan Suteja Neka has prompted me to make mention of something.

I think we all know about the Keris display at the Neka Museum in Ubud....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th February 2024, 11:13 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,189
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I cannot give a definitive response to this...

I cannot give a definitive response to this question Gustav.

See below:-

Javanese -- jamprah -- long & luxuriant
banci -- an effeminate man, an asexual person
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2024, 07:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,746
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Nice.

Nice.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th February 2024, 07:24 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,189
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Post 34 --- all true Gustav, the name used in...

Post 34 --- all true Gustav, the name used in Jogja for a ladrangan wrongko is branggah, it has a different name in Bali, & a different name in Madura, the forms are all marginally different, but...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th February 2024, 12:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,189
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Re Post #31. I have seen other keris with...

Re Post #31.

I have seen other keris with that little bit of floral carving at the end of the gandar, I've forgotten where they were from, I think probably Madura. They were old, not recent...
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