"Big" Est Java Keris? - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

Athanase "Big" Est Java... 26th February 2017, 05:33 PM

A. G. Maisey In the area of Sumenep in... 26th February 2017, 07:52 PM

satsujinken very enlightening indeed ...... 27th February 2017, 02:45 AM

satsujinken I dig deeper and found only a... 3rd March 2017, 03:28 AM

A. G. Maisey Thanks for filling that in... 3rd March 2017, 04:07 AM

Jean A similar blade and a similar... 3rd March 2017, 11:12 AM

Athanase Thank you all for your... 5th March 2017, 02:47 PM

Jean No, with a bondolan hilt you... 5th March 2017, 04:39 PM

David Athanase, the bondalan style... 5th March 2017, 05:45 PM

Athanase Ok, thank you very much. ;) 6th March 2017, 02:14 PM

kai Skip hilt and mendak. A... 6th March 2017, 04:57 PM

A. G. Maisey Yes, you're right Kai:- a... 6th March 2017, 09:42 PM

Jean Anyway the existing mendak is... 7th March 2017, 11:21 AM

kai Thanks, Alan! Since the... 7th March 2017, 11:40 AM

Athanase Hello, I finally found an... 13th January 2019, 04:02 PM

6th March 2017, 09:42 PM	#12
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,999	Yes, you're right Kai:- a bondolan does not need a transition piece from blade to hilt. However, the complete keris usually is much more pleasing if a "keris ring" is fitted. It's a matter of proportion and perception.

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