keris & handle for comments

kai · 9th August 2012, 12:18 AM

Hello Eric,

Welcome to our forum!

The bone hilt seems to be from Bali; not that old (post-WW2) and was never fitted on a keris.

The keris as well as its fittings seem to be from Madura. The hilt does look village-made and post-WW2 to me; I'd guess that the blade is older but it's certainly wise to be cautious in the absence of safe indicators of age as suggested by Alan:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...7&postcount=66

Regards,
Kai

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9th August 2012, 12:18 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Eric, Welcome to our forum! The bone hilt seems to be from Bali; not that old (post-WW2) and was never fitted on a keris. The keris as well as its fittings seem to be from Madura. The hilt does look village-made and post-WW2 to me; I'd guess that the blade is older but it's certainly wise to be cautious in the absence of safe indicators of age as suggested by Alan: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...7&postcount=66 Regards, Kai