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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th February 2026, 12:40 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
That is one of the problems with colours on a...

That is one of the problems with colours on a computer screen --- & worse on a phone screen --- it is "the hues" that we see:- they vary from screen to screen.

My desktop computer is regularly...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st January 2026, 07:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,317
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Let's hope they are rubies & that my guesses are...

Let's hope they are rubies & that my guesses are wrong.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th January 2026, 07:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,317
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Absolutely so Detlef.

Absolutely so Detlef.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 09:19 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Detlef, true, the plastic could be a...

Yes Detlef, true, the plastic could be a replacement for an original ivory buntut, so let's just set the incongruity of plastic and rubies to one side, let's just focus on the idea that these red...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th January 2026, 11:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,317
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Detlef, if these red stones are rubies then that...

Detlef, if these red stones are rubies then that keris is an extremely valuable item, I mean bigtime.

On the other hand, gold plate is not expensive at all.

Rubies & a plastic buntut?

I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th January 2026, 11:12 PM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes, true, I misread it. So, very probably...

Yes, true, I misread it.

So, very probably garnets, but in Indonesia they would be named as "mirah", be they rubies, garnets, or pastes.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th January 2026, 08:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,317
Posted By A. G. Maisey
A nicely done replacement. The red stones...

A nicely done replacement.

The red stones are either pastes or garnets, if they scratch easily as you have noted, probably pastes, but that depends upon what they were scratched with, I'd get them...
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