Very unusual presentation kris/keris—Malay?

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Originally Posted by Ian

Thanks Detlef. Why do you say "clearly a Malay sundang?" I came to that conclusion by noting that it was not a Moro kris (based on the negative features that I listed). Do you have affirmative features that lead you to think it is clearly a Malay kris?

What do you make of the greneng treatment in your assessment of age for a Malay kris?

Hi Ian,

Mainly the points you listed that it isn't a kris from the Philippines, the overall appearance.
For the second question I'll leave it to others like Gustav to answer!

Artzi isn't a specialist when it comes to South-East-Asian weapons, it wasn't the first wrong description he had given.

For example:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=artzi
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=timor

Regards,
Detlef