Bugis keris for comment

Lew · 17th May 2007, 02:26 PM

Picked this up the other day the blade is in great shape so I fitted it with some spare parts I had let me know what you think. The blade is 13" long.

Lew

David · 17th May 2007, 03:26 PM

Nice blade Lew, with what appears to be a form of "standing" pamor pattern.

It's can be hard (for me at least

) to determine origin when all you are presented with is the blade, especially with the Bugis, who as we know, got around. But i think your choice of a Sulawesi hilt is as good a guess as any. It seems to suit this blade well.
Now...to find a sheath.

Marcokeris · 17th May 2007, 04:54 PM

Nice old right blade with nice old right mendak with nice old right handle in nice bugis style!
Now the blade want to marry with a nice sarong!... and to meet warangan

Henk · 17th May 2007, 08:37 PM

Very nice blade, Lew. Just as a Bugis should be. No warangan for this guy. A Bugis blade is kept this way. Hey, I'm though and mean, I'm a warrior. (I quoted one of our members.)

Newsteel · 18th May 2007, 08:58 AM

One of those examples of good blade. Nice I must say. My preference, I like to have slightly etch with warangan to see slightly darkened, making it more fierce looking I thought.

Alam Shah · 18th May 2007, 10:05 AM

Nice, very nice indeed. The hilt, hilt cup is a match for this piece.
The blade is a fine example of this form. Congrats!

I'm with Henk, no warangan for this piece, but a light fruit acids could perhaps darken the blade, a little.

17th May 2007, 02:26 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Bugis keris for comment Picked this up the other day the blade is in great shape so I fitted it with some spare parts I had let me know what you think. The blade is 13" long. Lew Attached Images

17th May 2007, 03:26 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Nice blade Lew, with what appears to be a form of "standing" pamor pattern. It's can be hard (for me at least ) to determine origin when all you are presented with is the blade, especially with the Bugis, who as we know, got around. But i think your choice of a Sulawesi hilt is as good a guess as any. It seems to suit this blade well. Now...to find a sheath.

17th May 2007, 04:54 PM	#3
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	Nice old right blade with nice old right mendak with nice old right handle in nice bugis style! Now the blade want to marry with a nice sarong!... and to meet warangan

17th May 2007, 08:37 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Very nice blade, Lew. Just as a Bugis should be. No warangan for this guy. A Bugis blade is kept this way. Hey, I'm though and mean, I'm a warrior. (I quoted one of our members.)

18th May 2007, 08:58 AM	#5
Newsteel Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 132	One of those examples of good blade. Nice I must say. My preference, I like to have slightly etch with warangan to see slightly darkened, making it more fierce looking I thought.

18th May 2007, 10:05 AM	#6
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Nice, very nice indeed. The hilt, hilt cup is a match for this piece. The blade is a fine example of this form. Congrats! I'm with Henk, no warangan for this piece, but a light fruit acids could perhaps darken the blade, a little.