Looking at the Palembang examples in my collection, which were mostly collected by a runner in Riau from the ground in Sumatra, it is common for the hilt of Palembang kerises to tilt to the left, due to the angle of the peksi to the blade. I think maybe it takes a little using to. Of course, we don't know if the hilt is original to this keris, and if the blade is original to the sheath.
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