My new Keris

[Rick]

Originally Posted by William.m

Hi Rick, the pin does go through to the other side, although you can only see a very small part of it. Also the blade can twist ever so slightly left and right, but cannot move upward at all.

Cheers!

Will

Think you could drive or draw the pin out somehow William ?
Possibly a small pointed nail set could be used on the smaller end of the pin to get it started; then you might be able to draw it from the wide end with pliers.

Rick

[Alam Shah]

Hi all,
It's now my new keris... adjusted the hilt orientation and removed the piece of wood, at the hilt joint.

This is how it looked now.
http://alamshah.fotopic.net/c1208138.html

The joints needs repair and the end-piece needs replacement.
I'll look into that, at a later stage...

It's small and light. After handling it, it feels like a woman's keris.
Let me know your opinions...

[David]

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

It's small and light. After handling it, it feels like a woman's keris.
Let me know your opinions...

At 28 cm that is just over 11 inches which seems a bit long for a patrem...but maybe it was made for a big women.

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by David

At 28 cm that is just over 11 inches which seems a bit long for a patrem...but maybe it was made for a big women.

Oppsss... after re-measuring, it's only 27cm, the the ganja to the tip. (28cm was the measurement given from previous owner). David, not necessarily 'big', but perhaps taller? I do agree that it's slightly longer than the normal patrem.

Keris of different sizes within the Malay family.