Singa barong

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Gustav

To me the blade seems old, pamor looks like Madurese. Suspicious probably: the blade itself has 6 layers, singa 12 or more. Maybe (or surely) I am wrong. The layers seem to continue in the body of singa.

Actually we should expect a singa probably only on a special, high quality blade? Yet all seems possible in Madura.

Thank you Gustav for comment. I think too that the blade is from Madura or East Java, it was purchased in Surabaya.

Here an old thread about a singa barong keris: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=singa+barong

Regards,

Detlef