Why I collect is difficult to say, I've collect already when I was a very young boy. I have collect nearly all what appealed my eyes or what I find interesting, stamps, coins, papermoney, paperweights (hi Alan
), old tins and many more. By my first trip to Java I have bought my first keris handle which is still in my collection. And I get contact in a hotel in Malang with a very knowledge person from which I learned the most I know today and from which I get my first two keris. Later my interest extended to other weapons from Indonesia. And again later I found the way to this forum and my interest extended also to the weapons from the Philippines.
Of course I like high end pieces but my limited financial situation don't allow me to buy every time this pieces for prices which are adequate for this pieces. So I also can enjoy lower end pieces. And I like to buy imperfect pieces and enjoy to bring them back to old glory.
