large 5 luk blade

asomotif · 2nd October 2012, 11:37 PM

I bought this large 5 luk blade.

For some reason I am often charmed by the shape of 5 luk / pendawa lima blades. It was definately not the dress of this keris.

Someone dressed this keris with java ukiran, mendak and pendok.
It has a odd shaped wrangka which seems very recent, but to me appears to be made with a precission I would only expect in Indonesia.

So my questions : is this blade from Java ? where would you place the wrangka ?

Best regards,
Willem

Atlantia · 2nd October 2012, 11:39 PM

Great shape Willem,
Whats the hilt like?

asomotif · 3rd October 2012, 12:16 AM

here is the entire picture.

A. G. Maisey · 3rd October 2012, 12:19 AM

Based upon what I can see in the picture it does appear to be a Javanese blade.

Hilt Solo, scabbard is recent, and I am guessing, but probably an attempted copy of an old North Coast wrongko, but either the original was not particularly good, or the current tukang couldn't copy it very well.

Jean · 3rd October 2012, 08:53 AM

I agree that the blade looks Javanese but it is more than 39 cm long so probably not from Central Java but rather North Coast? The dapur includes a large pejetan, single sogokan, tingil and ada-ada? and can be defined as Kala Nadhah with exceptions. The warangka looks disporportionate with the blade (too small). A nice and elegant blade anyway

Regards

2nd October 2012, 11:37 PM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,237	large 5 luk blade I bought this large 5 luk blade. For some reason I am often charmed by the shape of 5 luk / pendawa lima blades. It was definately not the dress of this keris. Someone dressed this keris with java ukiran, mendak and pendok. It has a odd shaped wrangka which seems very recent, but to me appears to be made with a precission I would only expect in Indonesia. So my questions : is this blade from Java ? where would you place the wrangka ? Best regards, Willem Attached Images

3rd October 2012, 12:16 AM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,237	here is the entire picture. Attached Images

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2nd October 2012, 11:39 PM	#2
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Great shape Willem, Whats the hilt like?

3rd October 2012, 12:19 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Based upon what I can see in the picture it does appear to be a Javanese blade. Hilt Solo, scabbard is recent, and I am guessing, but probably an attempted copy of an old North Coast wrongko, but either the original was not particularly good, or the current tukang couldn't copy it very well.

3rd October 2012, 08:53 AM	#5
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	I agree that the blade looks Javanese but it is more than 39 cm long so probably not from Central Java but rather North Coast? The dapur includes a large pejetan, single sogokan, tingil and ada-ada? and can be defined as Kala Nadhah with exceptions. The warangka looks disporportionate with the blade (too small). A nice and elegant blade anyway Regards