Long Keris

[kai]

Thanks, Giovanni, for beating me at it!

A nice Sumatran panjang blade, not that old but with some age.

Could also have been nicely preserved in an old European collection...

The scabbard seems of recent manufacture but unfortunately the grain of the wood in the lower part of the gandar is not up to the overall quality of the rest of the scabbard.

That's an old repair according to the seller.

Most of these scabbards have a rounded tip. However, there are also examples with more or less blunt-ended chased silver fittings.

This and a proper selut would make the ensemble much nicer, agreed.

Regards,
Kai