Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Keris with elephant-headed blade.

Athanase · 8th March 2020, 11:19 PM

I only have the total length: 58cm (so I deduct approximately 47cm for the blade)
The handle was reported as "broken" in the notice but during the sale, the auctioneer clarified that the handle was not broken but split. Apparently the crack is open on one side but still welded on the other, as when the wood splits.
I think we can fill the crack, but I don't believe that it's possible to close it by applying pressure.

8th March 2020, 11:19 PM	#6
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 403	I only have the total length: 58cm (so I deduct approximately 47cm for the blade) The handle was reported as "broken" in the notice but during the sale, the auctioneer clarified that the handle was not broken but split. Apparently the crack is open on one side but still welded on the other, as when the wood splits. I think we can fill the crack, but I don't believe that it's possible to close it by applying pressure.