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3rd June 2010, 09:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast USA
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Charles I can see you have been very busy as of late
 this is just wonderful as are your other recent acquistions. The question is where do you find these things? 
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3rd June 2010, 09:43 PM
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Keris forum moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
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Lovely Charles! I am debating transferring this over to the Keris forum since it is clearly an Indonesian animal.
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3rd June 2010, 09:44 PM
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I always admire how graceful the lines are in older pieces like this - especially in the Gandik (elephant trunk) area of older moro kris/keris sundang from sulu and brunei. Once you get towards WWII they are still beautiful, but have somewhat become more abrupt and rigid as opposed to resembling smoother like its more diminutive cousin, the Keris.
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3rd June 2010, 10:36 PM
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Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Awesome blade and fittings!
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4th June 2010, 04:40 AM
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EAAF Staff
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Location: Louisville, KY
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What a nice piece. Are the fittings swassa?
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4th June 2010, 05:53 AM
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They do look like suasa.
What do you think about the date of this piece, Battara? and where do you think exactly this was made? was the blade possibly made in a different location than the hilt/scabbard/fittings? |
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4th June 2010, 07:10 AM
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EAAF Staff
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Location: Louisville, KY
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I'm with Charles, I think this is Malay peninsula and perhaps 19c.
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