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I recently inherited several Keris and other styles of Malaysian swords/knives.
I have done a little research on them. They were made prior to the 20th century as far as I can tell. The main question I have at this time is the condition of them. They do come apart in pieces. From what I understand this is for ritual cleaning. The problem is how do you put them back together securely. Or do you? My favorite one is about 7 inches long and has an ivory sheath that is suppose to be held together by brass bands. It looks like at one point it might have been held together by some sort of glue. Does anyone know how to have them restored? I live in a very dry climate of the US and I am wondering if this is part of the problem. I will post pictures of them soon to see if any one can give any help.

Welcome to the forum. Pictures will, of course, be most helpful. Try to provide close-ups as well as overall shots. I am sure that this crew will be able to be most helpful to you once we see what you have to work with. :)

Very dry climate can pose a few problems for keris, and the materials used in their dress, but nothing that cannot be handled.

As for restoration, with a keris everything can fixed, no matter what it is.

When we see the pics, we can comment.

Pics are up.
I'm closing this thread to avoid confusion.
Post responses on the new thread . :)

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6672