Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Just Acquired 2 Kris' & 2 Kalinga axes

laEspadaAncha · 19th February 2010, 01:51 AM

Hi Rick,

Thank you for posting that example of yours for comparison - I see some definite similarities.

I have one other Sulu kris that is heavy, huge, and MoP-hilted... the MoP panelling on the pommel on that example is held into place by pairs of small pins/nails. By contrast, this one (the one of mine you reference in your post) shows no indication of ever having been perforated (unlike the scabbard, which still has retaining pins).

When I look closely at the thread-over-cloth covering the lower half of the grip, it looks as if the wrapping may be prematurely truncated, as it is tied off at the midway point of the grip... maybe at one time it covered the whole grip?

19th February 2010, 01:51 AM	#10
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Hi Rick, Thank you for posting that example of yours for comparison - I see some definite similarities. I have one other Sulu kris that is heavy, huge, and MoP-hilted... the MoP panelling on the pommel on that example is held into place by pairs of small pins/nails. By contrast, this one (the one of mine you reference in your post) shows no indication of ever having been perforated (unlike the scabbard, which still has retaining pins). When I look closely at the thread-over-cloth covering the lower half of the grip, it looks as if the wrapping may be prematurely truncated, as it is tied off at the midway point of the grip... maybe at one time it covered the whole grip?