Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th March 2024, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 14
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I don't know about the hilt. I really can't see...
I don't know about the hilt. I really can't see anything Balinese in that. It seems very well made though. But i have never seen mother of pearl and nail decorations like that on Balinese or Lombok...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th March 2024, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 755
Sorry, that was a typing error. As you may have...
Sorry, that was a typing error. As you may have noted, i was trying to agree with the consensus, not disagree. LOL! Not sure why i stuck that "not" in there. But yes, possibly Lombok also. Hard to...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th March 2024, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 755
I don't really have much to add here and i am...
I don't really have much to add here and i am basically in agreement with Alan Milandro and Detlef.
The hilt is indeed out-of-culture, but i'm not sure it is a Western design. Something about it...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd March 2024, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 700
I understand what you mean about restorations...
I understand what you mean about restorations that end up costing many times more than the items themselves. That is why many of us endeavour to learn how to do these restorations ourselves. But...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd March 2024, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 700
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st March 2024, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 909
Geoffrey, as mentioned, there are numerous...
Geoffrey, as mentioned, there are numerous threads in our archives that cover the cleaning of keris. Here in one that is pretty good, but you may want to search our archives for "keris maintenance"...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2024, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,591
Thanks André. These are interesting, but i am...
Thanks André. These are interesting, but i am confused about some of their methods.
In the first video they are cleaning the keris with the hilt attached, which seems very odd to me. I suppose...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2024, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 702
Thanks for the info regarding colour and that...
Thanks for the info regarding colour and that makes some sense. Unfortunately i don't have the hilt in hand, but i will ask my friend about the weight/density of the wood. I would image that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th March 2024, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th March 2024, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 702
Thanks for your response Alan. Is there any...
Thanks for your response Alan. Is there any particular aspect of the the hilt that opens you to such punting?
Obviously it is no master carving, but can you place this in any time period. My...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2024, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,908
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2024, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 909
Well that's a nice old soldier. I think it is...
Well that's a nice old soldier. I think it is safe to say that it is much older than the acquisition date. ;) It has, of course, seen better days, but to my eye this is a blade that was forged to a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th March 2024, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 702
Bali Hilt ID???
Hi Folks! A good friend of mine just acquired this polychromed Balinese hilt for the price of a taco in, of all places, a Central Mexican marketplace. I do realize that togogan Bali hilts are often...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2024, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
As for the figure figure in the hilt, often...
As for the figure figure in the hilt, often figures that are crouching like this are related to ancestors. The bird face behind the head appears to be a Garuda Mungkur, a protective figure. Tiuk...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th March 2024, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
Hi Lee. I have to agree with Detlef. It is a...
Hi Lee. I have to agree with Detlef. It is a somewhat similar form, but it would never pass as a wedhung, which is a very specific court blade that is really only carried within the keraton.
I'm not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th March 2024, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,388
That's a really beautiful panjang Milandro. I...
That's a really beautiful panjang Milandro. I love that really unusual greneng variation. I have never seen that before. Someone (not me LOL!) might be able to pinpoint the origin of this blade with...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th March 2024, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,388
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd March 2024, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,481
I have seen Tajong hilts on panjang blades...
I have seen Tajong hilts on panjang blades before, but as far as i know this is not a traditionally acceptable combination. The keris panjang you show here is a rather recent blade i think.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd March 2024, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,609
I have obviously seen mamas and have quite few...
I have obviously seen mamas and have quite few examples in my collection, but is there a strict and exacting make-up to this alloy, or does the formula vary somewhat?
Milandro, i don't recall mamas...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st March 2024, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,772
Yes, i believe it may well be a Javanese dhapur...
Yes, i believe it may well be a Javanese dhapur and only recently do we see Balinese style keris that employ it.
It is not the fact that your keris has luk with this design that i don't care for. I...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th February 2024, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,772
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th February 2024, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,068
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th February 2024, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 6,013
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th February 2024, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,837
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st February 2024, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 6,013
Not at all, though that is indeed a magnificent...
Not at all, though that is indeed a magnificent repair job. Alan has given a hint as to what i am talking about, which is cutting down a Ladrang sheath to a Kacir style to remove the damaged areas...
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