Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th March 2022, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 19
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Take care of copper alloys in combination with...
Take care of copper alloys in combination with ballistol. This oil is not 100% neutral. As a „weapon-oil“ it is designed to remove copper and tombak out of gunbarrels by light acid. If you will bring...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
19th September 2021, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 1
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Bracelets from ?
Got this pieces today from a fleemarket. One is a maybe a bracelet, the two teeth are matching . The seller told me from naga, but my feeling is more to indonesia (nias ? )
Best Thomas
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th August 2021, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th August 2021, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th August 2021, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th June 2021, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 14,241
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Forum: European Armoury
28th March 2021, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2020, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 3
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Wedung for comment
Hi
And the last one of the 4 arrivals of today a wedung. Molar tooth. I think the blade looks older than the rest. But I saw combinations like this before.
Best Thomas
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2020, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2020, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 7
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Tombak Lada for comment.
Hi
The third out of the arrival of 4 from today. A Tombok lada or tumbok lada. Ivory and the metal looks like silver. The „rosetta-like“ (?) and the triangle pieces are looking a little bit „red“...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2020, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 2
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Sewar 2 for comment
Hi
The second one out of the bundle of 4 from todays arrival. A sewar with ivory. I think the oberlay of the scabbard is silverplated. Looks like a little bit that copper or brass is shining thru....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th November 2020, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,645
Sewar for comment
Hi
I have got a bundle of 4 today. ( feel like x-mas ) I will post them seperatly. Any comment will be welcome. This one with molar tooth. I will clean the blade soon.
Best regards Thomas
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Forum: European Armoury
25th November 2020, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,784
The area near the cup seems to be made from a...
The area near the cup seems to be made from a different piece of steel. Maybe reinforced later after the blade was broken near the hilt. I have some blades with reinforced areas like this to get more...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th November 2020, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,304
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th November 2020, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 10
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Keris with a tiger (?) in the blade
For comments please. Don‘t know if this is a tiger or mythical creature ? Got this keris this week in a bundle with add. 5 keris, the golok and the bichwa, that I posted yet. And this is the best of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2020, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th November 2020, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 4
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Heavy bolo (?)
A realy heavy bolo or golok (?)
30 cm blade, 7 cm at the widest, nearly 1 cm near the base. Laminated steel. Horn handle.
What Do you think ?
Best Thomas
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 5
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Bichwa for comments please
Hi
I got this bichwa in a bundle with some Keris. I‘m a little bit ( positive) surprised. Looks that It will make sense to etch it a little bit softly. What do you think.
Best Thomas
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th November 2020, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 8
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Machete ? Agricultural tool ?
Don‘t know what this (20€)-find could be. 64 cm length, very thin (2 mm) and flexible blade.
-The back of the blade is nearly sharp with a convex shape. Maybe to swing forwards and backwards ?
- A...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
13th October 2020, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 1
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A scepter ?
Anybody know what this could be ? There are ID (?) numbers stamped on it. The elephant is screwed and removable and Schr....-lines visible on the cut surface of the longer part
Best Thomas
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2020, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,608
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2020, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,608
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th October 2020, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,608
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd October 2020, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,642
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