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Originally Posted by erikscollectables
If I were to replace the pendok what kind would suit this keris?
Silver would be my material of choice but what is the style that fits?
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Dear Erik,
IMHO -- in Cirebon and Tegal, some old kerises have no pendhok. But some with gold pendhok or simple silver or copper pendhoks. They look really simple. Some Tegalese "sampir" (sorry, to mention it in Malaysian term) I have, made of old and fine "tanduk" (horn). Hopefully, old rhino horn...
Here are some pictures of my Tegalese keris with the same type of hilt like Erik's, we call it "Rajamala" hilt. Just for sharing with you... At least I have two Rajamalas in my collection...
GANJAWULUNG