Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Keris Melayu

BluErf · 29th January 2007, 01:59 PM

I think this keris is a Malay keris, so it could be a Malay village headman's keris. The Bugis have pistol-gripped kerises, while the Jawa Demam hilt is usually associated with Malay kerises (though Malay kerises have pistol-grips too).

When I first saw this keris, its Southern Malay-ness attracted me. It was very Malay Malay, if I may say that.

29th January 2007, 01:59 PM	#3
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I think this keris is a Malay keris, so it could be a Malay village headman's keris. The Bugis have pistol-gripped kerises, while the Jawa Demam hilt is usually associated with Malay kerises (though Malay kerises have pistol-grips too). When I first saw this keris, its Southern Malay-ness attracted me. It was very Malay Malay, if I may say that.