Keris Batak with strange blade?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Battara

I agree with you Sajen. This is a composite piece to me. The Batak did not originally have much access to silver if I understand right nor did they make keris. Very nice though.

Hello Jose,
I think that they have had access to silver; many Kalasan or other batak things have silver parts so far I know but it's correct that they don't have a own "Keris culture" what don't mean that they have used in exceptional cases keris blades from other islands and dressed them in sui generis. The keris from Michael don't look recent to my eyes neither the sarung nor the blade. So it's good possible that this a old "composite piece".

Below two pictures of recently sold Batak swords with silver work.

Regards,

Detlef