Bugis Keris dagger

[kai]

Hello Marcus,

Judging from the fittings, this is a northern Malay keris - possibly Terengganu, might be from further up North as well. How well does the blade fit the scabbard??

The other question is if the singha (?) carving at the gandik is original or a later addition.

I'm convinced that this is a later alteration, indeed. Tip of the blade is also redone. IMHO an old, genuine blade got ruined - sorry for the bad news.

I also would like to see the hilt from the front.

I'd second Detlef's request. The hilt seems to have some age but I can't place it yet. (IMHO probably N Malay, too...)

BTW, try carefully to remove that glue between hilt and selut.

Regards,
Kai