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Old 1st September 2019, 12:11 PM   #1
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Kai and Gustav,
Could you please explain to us why you are rather placing this kris In East Sumatra or South Malaysia and not Sulawesi? I don't necessarily disagree but I am not sure myself.
BTW the selut is oversized (so not original to the hilt) and should preferably be replaced.
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been looking at a similar example on a dealers site described as from Sumatran or Bugis Straights. Similar over sized selut too.
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Old 1st September 2019, 08:17 PM   #2
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been looking at a similar example on a dealers site described as from Sumatran or Bugis Straights. Similar over sized selut too.
It does not prove anything?
What is the blade length please?
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Old 2nd September 2019, 10:31 AM   #3
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It does not prove anything?
What is the blade length please?
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31 cms to tip.
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Old 2nd September 2019, 12:06 PM   #4
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31 cms to tip.
Thank you, this a quite short blade indeed so more probably East Sumatra/ Malaysia.
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