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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th November 2024, 03:43 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Never knew that.

Never knew that.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th November 2024, 01:14 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I had heard about vegetable ivory a long time...

I had heard about vegetable ivory a long time before I understood what it was or saw any, then in the 1980's exquisite little Chinese or Japanese carvings began to appear in (mostly) jewellers' shops...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st November 2024, 07:59 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Obviously I could not. Over time the...

Obviously I could not.

Over time the differences in appearance soaked in & it became second nature to know, or more likely to feel, what I was looking at.

Music again:- how can we listen to and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st November 2024, 05:47 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yep, look at a lot of the stuff and you recognise...

Yep, look at a lot of the stuff and you recognise it instinctively. I have around 200 ivory hilts, many of those are marine ivory, others are elephant. I have seen & handled many more than I own.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2024, 09:49 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Hilt:- marine ivory.

Hilt:- marine ivory.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2024, 12:14 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I forgot the picture. I've taken the liberty...

I forgot the picture.

I've taken the liberty of altering the blade orientation to make it easier to read, as we can see, it would be quite difficult to convince anybody that this blade displays...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2024, 12:10 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
I like this keris, but it does have some elements...

I like this keris, but it does have some elements that perhaps deserve
comment.

The hilt is a fairly conventional donoriko, & as Milandro has commented, the selut & mendak are recent. Together...
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