Help with Identification please

Rick · 25th August 2010, 03:19 PM

Here's an interesting link :
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=soldier+keris

Henk · 25th August 2010, 09:43 PM

search for soldier keris and you find a lot to read about your keris here in the forum.

David · 25th August 2010, 11:15 PM

Rick and Henk have put you on the right path. These are commonly believed to be souvenir keris brought home by Dutch soldiers around the turn of the 19th-20th century from the island of Madura.

imas560 · 26th August 2010, 08:14 AM

Thanks everyone.

Rick · 26th August 2010, 06:03 PM

That looks like a pretty good, but degraded blade .

The pamor is interesting and bold .

I also have one exactly like your example .

imas560 · 26th August 2010, 10:41 PM

I might have a go at trying to clean the blade up following some of the posts here on Keris cleaning (but maybe without the arsenic). When I was in Malaysia I spoke with a Keris maker in Kuala Kangsar who mentioned using a tamarind solution.
So far I have managed to clean up slightly rust speckled blades and strip gun blueing (the gun blueing strip was not intentional, left it on too long).
When I get a free stretch of time I'll take some photos.
If the keris cleaning process by a novice is not advisable please let me know, all advice is appreciated.

Rick · 26th August 2010, 11:00 PM

Pineapple juice; but I'd think about it a bit before diving in .
The blade may be out of stain; but a real cleaning will remove much of the 'patina' .

25th August 2010, 03:19 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Here's an interesting link : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=soldier+keris

25th August 2010, 09:43 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	search for soldier keris and you find a lot to read about your keris here in the forum.

25th August 2010, 11:15 PM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Rick and Henk have put you on the right path. These are commonly believed to be souvenir keris brought home by Dutch soldiers around the turn of the 19th-20th century from the island of Madura.

26th August 2010, 08:14 AM	#4
imas560 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 180	Thanks everyone.

26th August 2010, 06:03 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	That looks like a pretty good, but degraded blade . The pamor is interesting and bold . I also have one exactly like your example .

26th August 2010, 10:41 PM	#6
imas560 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 180	I might have a go at trying to clean the blade up following some of the posts here on Keris cleaning (but maybe without the arsenic). When I was in Malaysia I spoke with a Keris maker in Kuala Kangsar who mentioned using a tamarind solution. So far I have managed to clean up slightly rust speckled blades and strip gun blueing (the gun blueing strip was not intentional, left it on too long). When I get a free stretch of time I'll take some photos. If the keris cleaning process by a novice is not advisable please let me know, all advice is appreciated.

26th August 2010, 11:00 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Pineapple juice; but I'd think about it a bit before diving in . The blade may be out of stain; but a real cleaning will remove much of the 'patina' .