A batman keris selit
Hello All,
I picked this up a while back but am only now getting to posting photos. Size wise I think this would be called a keris selit, though I believe that term is Malay specific, and this seems to be from Southern Sumatra. I think I've read that these come from somewhere between mid 19th - WWII. Given the surface texture of the blade, I suspect this one has some age, but I'm not a very good judge of this.
The blade has a naga carved on it. I wonder if this is a latter addition.
As always, any thoughts, comments, opinions, etc are welcome.
Thanks,
Leif
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