Forum: Swap Forum
Yesterday, 10:12 PM
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Forum: Swap Forum
Yesterday, 11:52 AM
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Chinese (?) trousse for sale
Offered is a nice Chinese (?) trousse with chopsticks in bone, 27 cm inside scabbard, knife 25 cm with a blade from 15 cm, chopsticks 20 cm, 55 gram.
Asking price is 150 Euro / $162
Shipping...
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Forum: Swap Forum
Yesterday, 11:28 AM
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Balato fro North Nias for sale
Offered is a nice balato from North Nias is good condition. Some scabbard bands are missing. 68 cm inside scabbard, 66 cm without, blade 49,5 cm, 6 mm thick at the spine behind the handle, 622 gram....
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Forum: Swap Forum
Yesterday, 11:15 AM
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Kampilan for sale
Offered is a simple but nice kampilan in very good condition, rust free blade is laminated (need a mild etch). Tiny old chips to the wooden handle.
96,5 cm long, blade 70 cm, 8 mm thick behind the...
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Forum: Swap Forum
Yesterday, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 963
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 474
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
Yesterday, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,056
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Yesterday, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 754
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th May 2024, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,155
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th May 2024, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 754
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
12th May 2024, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,056
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2024, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,494
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th May 2024, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 754
Hello Alan,
It was my guess that this...
Hello Alan,
It was my guess that this unusual joint could be an old repair of a former restoration.
And yes, the effect that you can look as a bule over the heads of the vast bulk of people when...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 992
Hi Jury,
Yes, similar. But the one which...
Hi Jury,
Yes, similar. But the one which will come to my hands is a small sword or big dagger, something between your both examples and with a similar nice blade engraving like your long blade.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,310
Hi Oariff,
Yes, it's a Malay badik. Scabbard...
Hi Oariff,
Yes, it's a Malay badik. Scabbard crosspiece, the very nice handle in aka bahar, typical Malay. Also the scabbard foot is clearly Malay. Let me know when you get tired of looking at it....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2024, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 754
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2024, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 754
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2024, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 754
Little keris for comment and a few question
A while back I got this little keris (patrem?) in a mixed lot.
It's a pretty well made piece in my humble opinion and all seems made together and fits pretty well.
My questions:
-- Would you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th May 2024, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,494
Hi Marc,
I've had it many times that a post...
Hi Marc,
I've had it many times that a post received a lot of views but got.no single comment for a long time. But the many views show that it's interesting but people don't know what they should...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2024, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,114
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Forum: European Armoury
9th May 2024, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,114
Hi Jim,
Lontar is a palm. The lontar palm...
Hi Jim,
Lontar is a palm. The lontar palm leaves are used to write on them, the scribes write or better scribe the text with the needle and rub a plant ash inside.The term I used was "lontar...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 992
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Forum: Swap Forum
8th May 2024, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 963
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Forum: European Armoury
8th May 2024, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,114
Hi Jim,
The knife you showed is also a...
Hi Jim,
The knife you showed is also a lontar scribe's knife. ;)
Attached a pic of my small collection of these knives.
Never believe descriptions auction houses provide!
Regards,
Detlef
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th May 2024, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,405
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