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Old 5th June 2007, 09:52 AM   #3
Alam Shah
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Default A nice piece...

Congrats on your 1st keris. A rather nice piece.
I tend to agree with Newsteel's opinion, the profile is Northern Peninsular Malaysia or Southern Thailand, but in this case, most likely Pattani.

The hilt is in the Northern Pekaka/Perkaka form, with a high balung (back of the hilt) and protuding beak-like feature.

The sheath is nice, I especially like the pattern at the centre of the cross-piece.

As mentioned, the pendokok/pendongkok (hilt cup) is missing. A silver pendokok would complement the piece. Here are some examples, click [here], and [here] for an openwork-style.

As for the blade treatment, I suggest adopting Newsteel's suggestion.
The lamination lines should appear more prominent afterwards.

As for the end-piece, I stand by Newsteel's opinion.
Now that you've bought your 1st piece, I wish you good luck... very soon you'll see it increase...

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