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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 01:20 PM
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Posted By adamb
In any case, as I said to begin with, eBay...

In any case, as I said to begin with, eBay customer service informed me that the keris was "liquidated" because the carrier/US customs deemed it to be a prohibited import in Australia (i.e., a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 01:16 PM
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Posted By adamb
This does not explain how a buyer is supposed to...

This does not explain how a buyer is supposed to start this complicated process when the whitish material in question, which is not described in the eBay listing, might not even be ivory. And where...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Posted By adamb
It wasn't an apology, so there's nothing to...

It wasn't an apology, so there's nothing to accept.

I have a 19th century Moro kris with a replacement component made from plastic or resin of some kind - in any case, you read what I wrote...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 10:33 AM
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Posted By adamb
Yes really. When the material is completely...

Yes really. When the material is completely unidentified, in fact when the seller's extremely sparse description of the item does not even mention or allude to the whitish-coloured material at all,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 09:47 AM
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Posted By adamb
I am not interested your sorry-not-sorry apology,...

I am not interested your sorry-not-sorry apology, just an explanation as to how one would go about applying for a CITES permit through the relevant authorities in both the US and Australia when the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 06:47 AM
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Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
Thanks Tim. The eBay keris was not from a...

Thanks Tim.

The eBay keris was not from a collector, it was from an estate sale. From the perspective of the seller, the keris was a random object they clearly knew very little about. The brief...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th May 2026, 05:10 AM
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Views: 59,475
Posted By adamb
Sorry Alan, I intended that for a post in the...

Sorry Alan, I intended that for a post in the other thread on the eBay-liquidation issue, but I mistakenly posted it here. Based on my experiences with bureaucracy thus far, I'm inclined to agree -...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 04:47 AM
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Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
I am neither, Detlef, and you are not very...

I am neither, Detlef, and you are not very polite; how can I arrange CITES papers for an object that, according to the seller's description, raises no issues CITES-wise.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 02:58 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
Thanks Alan, in this case there was no mention of...

Thanks Alan, in this case there was no mention of the hilt and buntut material in the seller's description on eBay; indeed the word 'ivory' did not appear in connection with the keris at all. I was...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th May 2026, 02:55 AM
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Views: 59,475
Posted By adamb
What is the situation re CITES if a buyer...

What is the situation re CITES if a buyer acquires an antique from an overseas seller that they suspect/hope has an ivory component, when no mention of that is made by the seller in their description...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th May 2026, 01:25 AM
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Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
G'day Detlef, Here it is. Quite apart from...

G'day Detlef,

Here it is. Quite apart from the fact it is a wonderful old "Bugis/Malay" blade (Sumatran/Riau?) in excellent condition, it has an old paper label attached with the following...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2026, 07:02 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
G'day Bryce, now that you mention it, I remember...

G'day Bryce, now that you mention it, I remember one time I was unable to purchase or bid on another edged weapon (again, a keris) on eBay from a seller in New South Wales; as with you, eBay would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th May 2026, 06:57 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
I don't suppose any VS forumite here is an...

I don't suppose any VS forumite here is an American lawyer or has a good understanding of US law around this sort of thing?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th May 2026, 04:27 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 35,716
Posted By adamb
eBay "liquidated" my antique blade!

Hi all, it turns out I made a rookie error by allowing an item (antique keris) I purchased on eBay from the US to be sent to me in Australia using the ebay international shipping service. It didn't...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2026, 12:48 AM
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Views: 5,230
Posted By adamb
Kelantan Kelewang

Hi, does anyone have any insight into the relative age of this Kelantan Kelewang?

Many thanks
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th February 2026, 12:32 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Thanks Alan, I'll take a closer look at the...

Thanks Alan, I'll take a closer look at the blade. I did think that if there had once been a cutting edge that has been worn/filed away over time we might see more obvious traces of it at the very...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th February 2026, 12:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Thanks Alan; my feeling is that there was no...

Thanks Alan; my feeling is that there was no core, or inserted edge, with this one. How would they have inserted an edge, by the way?

I have to concede that the pamor pattern gives me an uneasy...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th February 2026, 12:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Thanks very much for your advice on this Detlef.

Thanks very much for your advice on this Detlef.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th February 2026, 12:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Thanks very much Alan. Have you ever tried to...

Thanks very much Alan. Have you ever tried to restore an artificially-stained piece of ivory to its original condition, or would that be inviting disappointment into one's life? How deeply would the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 09:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Thank you Alan; I'm told blithely but rather...

Thank you Alan; I'm told blithely but rather authoritatively by the internet that this is a rare and sought-after pamor type; is that right?

cheers
A
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 09:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
G'day Detlef; here you go

G'day Detlef; here you go
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 09:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Thanks David, are there any tell-tale clues RE...

Thanks David, are there any tell-tale clues RE artificial colouring of ivory that I should look for? (Apologies if there are already extensive threads dedicated to this topic - as with the Phantom, I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 09:22 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Yes, this is something I had wondered about even...

Yes, this is something I had wondered about even from the seller's photographs, as the pamor seemed to go right to the edges of the blade around the full periphery.

Now that I have the blade to...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th February 2026, 01:24 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,105
Posted By adamb
Unusual pamor

Hi All, any insight into this keris much appreciated.

Obviously Malay dress (sheath not that old, I think); old ivory Jawa demam hilt (inset eyes missing). Old Malay hilt cup.

Blade is slender...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 13th January 2026, 06:21 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 988,845
Posted By adamb
To add to this thread: I spotted this unexplained...

To add to this thread: I spotted this unexplained Javanese keris while watching the British TV series "Slow Horses", about a bunch of misfit MI5 agents (well worth a watch).

A blink and you'll...
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