Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - should I or shouldn't I change and repair

A. G. Maisey · 16th February 2018, 07:36 PM

Is the wrongko original to the blade, or are we looking at a collection of mated pieces that could have been put together by anybody?

If all mated, try to get a better fit of blade to wrongko, replace hilt with a more correct one, mount and display hilt separately.

If wrongko original to blade, replace hilt with a more correct one, mount and display hilt separately.

Alternatively, sell as is with provenance, unless you feel some particular connection with the keris itself, that is, the blade.

Personally, I'd move it on as quickly as I could.

16th February 2018, 07:36 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,697	Is the wrongko original to the blade, or are we looking at a collection of mated pieces that could have been put together by anybody? If all mated, try to get a better fit of blade to wrongko, replace hilt with a more correct one, mount and display hilt separately. If wrongko original to blade, replace hilt with a more correct one, mount and display hilt separately. Alternatively, sell as is with provenance, unless you feel some particular connection with the keris itself, that is, the blade. Personally, I'd move it on as quickly as I could. Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 17th February 2018 at 05:34 AM. Reason: repetition