Robert E. Haynes and Japanese Tsuba

IFICAH Highlights presented by Adni Aljunied, member of the board

Dietrich Drescher and the Indonesian Keris, part 2//Dietrich Drescher und der Indonesische Keris, Teil 2

Dietrich Drescher and the Indonesian Keris, part I//Dietrich Drescher und der Indonesische Keris, Teil I Of all people, it was a German seaman who after the Second World War revived the forging of blades in Indonesia. Dietrich Drescher has acquired an incredible and enormous knowledge about keris manufacturing over the past decades. In this Interview of the ongoing series IFICAH-Talk, he converses with Dr. Achim Weihrauch, a renowned bladesmith from Efringen-Kirchen, about his oeuvre: The comeback of the keris culture in Indonesia.                                   [...]