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Rick · 22nd May 2005, 10:33 PM

Is this yours Ian ?
How thick is the blade at the base ?

Some observations / opinions , YMMV .

The angle on the tail of the gangya is all wrong for it to ever have had a separate piece on top .
There is an amazing lack of detail in the 'trunk' area , even providing for wear and age and it looks somehow wrong .
The pecetan and sogokan are barely hinted at , hardly even rudimentary .
On the whole this piece strikes me as a kris made by a non native source .
One more thing , the waves are clumsily executed and uneven .

A kris like object if you will .

Let me wildly speculate could this be an early trade kris made outside of the area for barter with the locals , English , American , even Spanish ?

22nd May 2005, 10:33 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	Fascinating ! Is this yours Ian ? How thick is the blade at the base ? Some observations / opinions , YMMV . The angle on the tail of the gangya is all wrong for it to ever have had a separate piece on top . There is an amazing lack of detail in the 'trunk' area , even providing for wear and age and it looks somehow wrong . The pecetan and sogokan are barely hinted at , hardly even rudimentary . On the whole this piece strikes me as a kris made by a non native source . One more thing , the waves are clumsily executed and uneven . A kris like object if you will . Let me wildly speculate could this be an early trade kris made outside of the area for barter with the locals , English , American , even Spanish ?