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Forum: Swap Forum Today, 04:39 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Keris List 88

Catalogue 88 has now completed and has been removed from my site.
Forum: Keris Swap Forum Today, 04:38 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Keris List 88

Catalogue 88 has now completed and has been removed from my site.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Today, 12:49 AM
Replies: 9
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Balinese keris hilts that have a selut-like...

Balinese keris hilts that have a selut-like fitting or a cup that encloses the lower end of the hilt are not uncommon, what is uncommon, to the point of not being known by a couple of very...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 01:09 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Quite strange.

Quite strange.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi Yesterday, 03:00 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, I did not reply to your questions...

Gustav, I did not reply to your questions immediately because I wanted to speak with two Balinese friends who know far more than I do about Balinese keris.

I now have their input.

In your...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th June 2025, 05:02 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 417
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Nice old keris Jaga. Any wrongko? We are...

Nice old keris Jaga. Any wrongko?

We are looking at a remnant pamor motif here, & what we are seeing is not the complete motif. We can see that the "leaves" of the motif are offset , so I doubt...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th June 2025, 08:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 644
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes. The blades with integral hilts are...

Yes.

The blades with integral hilts are keris that are used in ceremonies as offering keris. The ceremonies they are used in varies from place to place and the way in which they are used varies...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th June 2025, 08:18 AM
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Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
There are two, let us say, "divisions"of pamor....

There are two, let us say, "divisions"of pamor. Mlumah is made by forge welding & folding a piece of contrasting material between pieces of ferric material, in olden times that ferric material was...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th June 2025, 04:03 AM
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Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
True Hugh. and wos wutah also has a...

True Hugh.

and wos wutah also has a talismanic value, which is that the custodian of the wos wutah keris will always have sufficient to eat & not know hunger.

wos wutah is known as "mlumah" =...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th June 2025, 01:02 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, this description by Detlef is accurate, but...

Yes, this description by Detlef is accurate, but we can take it a bit further.

The sandang walikat wrongko is an East Javanese form, the hilt is from, or influenced by Central Javanese...
Forum: Swap Forum 13th June 2025, 05:14 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Tosanaji Keris List 88

On Monday 16th June 2025, after 6am Sydney, Australia time, Keris List #88 from Tosanaji should be available for viewing on the Tosanaji website:-

www.kerisattosanaji.com

There will be a link...
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 13th June 2025, 05:13 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,132
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Tosanaji Keris list 88

On Monday 16th June 2025, after 6am Sydney, Australia time, Keris List #88 from Tosanaji should be available for viewing on the Tosanaji website:-

www.kerisattosanaji.com

There will be a link...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th June 2025, 09:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,819
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Understood Detlef, & that is fair enough.

Understood Detlef, & that is fair enough.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th June 2025, 01:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,819
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for showing these images Detlef. ...

Thank you for showing these images Detlef.

I'm probably not going to win any friends with these following comments, so I'll apologise in advance.

I do agree that the joining of the wood and the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th June 2025, 12:38 PM
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Views: 4,274
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Ever heard of bidding rings?

Ever heard of bidding rings?
Forum: European Armoury 6th June 2025, 03:00 AM
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Views: 17,468
Posted By A. G. Maisey
"Knowledge is the most valuable weapon we can...

"Knowledge is the most valuable weapon we can own."

Knowledge is acquired through education.

Education costs.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th June 2025, 01:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I do not know Hugh, but I believe it is highly...

I do not know Hugh, but I believe it is highly likely that the red stones are rubies and the white stones are low quality diamonds.

The caption reads:-
selut Krawangan (open work) tretes (set...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th June 2025, 06:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Here is photo of some somewhat better than usual...

Here is photo of some somewhat better than usual seluts published in "Keris Jawa".

I have seen and handled several seluts that were far, far better & correspondingly more expensive, than the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th June 2025, 06:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
One small detail like that most certainly does...

One small detail like that most certainly does not compensate for all other work, but it does mean that it is probably marginally better than it looks in the photos.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th June 2025, 04:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Quality of workmanship & quality of materials are...

Quality of workmanship & quality of materials are two different things Hugh.

This is not a bad selut, but it is a very long way from what we might consider to be "good", it is fair average pasar...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd June 2025, 09:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,819
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I look forward to that.

I look forward to that.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd June 2025, 12:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,248
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This does not answer your question Hugh, but it...

This does not answer your question Hugh, but it might be useful to you.

This is a selut of Surakarta style in the njeruk keprok form, it was most probably made in Purwokerto.

The material...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd June 2025, 12:07 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,819
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I'm more inclined to think it is a repair, maybe...

I'm more inclined to think it is a repair, maybe the front of the wrongko was a bit marked/scuffed/indented and somebody outside the society or culture took to it with a sharp knife & some cabinet...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd June 2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,819
Posted By A. G. Maisey
From "Keris Jawa"

From "Keris Jawa"
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd June 2025, 11:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,819
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The style accords with Surakarta Ladrangan Capu,...

The style accords with Surakarta Ladrangan Capu, but there are variations to the interpretation that could be due to either original carving or to repair & refinishing of a damaged section. If the...
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