Moro Kris aka The Silver Surfer

Maurice · 19th April 2011, 09:20 AM

This is a good example of what a little TLC can do.......

asomotif · 19th April 2011, 11:53 AM

Nicely cleaned up kriss !

Hang loose you surfer dude

Spunjer · 19th April 2011, 07:25 PM

thank you guys! and yes maurice, it's all about TLC

it was a fixer upper, to say the least, so i got it for cheap. as you can see, the blade was manhandled, strap for the baka2x was coming off, and when i finally got it, the pommel was hanging on one nail, and it was practically hanging (the pommel.i had to disassemble the whole thing so i can work on it individually. it took pretty much a good part of the day trying to remove the tarnish (which i think it was a mixture of cosmoline and tarnish actually). then i took it to work trying to figure out how to fastened the pommel securely. luckily, a guy i work with who's into revolutionary war and lifestyle suggested he can fashion a nail from a brass wire. so off to the shop we go. i drilled a guide hole using a 1/16" drill bit right under the pommel's beak, then with the nail he made carefully peened it thru the hole. it's the bigger brass nail...

Spunjer · 19th April 2011, 07:32 PM

so i thought it was all done. i was ready to put it all back together when The Ancient One, which i commissioned Battara to work on finally arrived. this was on this thread, another project that was three years in the making:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=project
when i saw the polish on this kris, it just blew my mind! i was like, "Hail No... i gotta get the Silver Surfer sheen to this!"

Spunjer · 19th April 2011, 07:40 PM

my polish job looked pale compared to this, so off to Batara he goes. i got it back early this week, and it was put back together. the strap was tricky since it was pretty fragile, and didn't know at first on how to fold it the way it was done without leaving any slack. after much deliberation, and looking at the other krisses, it all came together.
also attaching is a closeup of the lamination. kinda hard to capture like i said, but you could pretty much see it...

hope you all enjoyed my amateur restoration job on this old warrior.
Ron

Battara · 19th April 2011, 10:31 PM

I was also really glad to work on the other one too. In fact the other one is the nicest you have sent so far, though in rough shape originally. An early piece and I made the missing okir silver strap. Love all that silver and swassa. Also the silver is nice on the blade. Overall a great piece and if you ever want to through it way, let me know so that I can rummage.........

Flavio · 21st April 2011, 11:21 AM

W-O-W

19th April 2011, 07:25 PM	#3
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	thank you guys! and yes maurice, it's all about TLC it was a fixer upper, to say the least, so i got it for cheap. as you can see, the blade was manhandled, strap for the baka2x was coming off, and when i finally got it, the pommel was hanging on one nail, and it was practically hanging (the pommel.i had to disassemble the whole thing so i can work on it individually. it took pretty much a good part of the day trying to remove the tarnish (which i think it was a mixture of cosmoline and tarnish actually). then i took it to work trying to figure out how to fastened the pommel securely. luckily, a guy i work with who's into revolutionary war and lifestyle suggested he can fashion a nail from a brass wire. so off to the shop we go. i drilled a guide hole using a 1/16" drill bit right under the pommel's beak, then with the nail he made carefully peened it thru the hole. it's the bigger brass nail... Attached Images

19th April 2011, 07:32 PM	#4
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	so i thought it was all done. i was ready to put it all back together when The Ancient One, which i commissioned Battara to work on finally arrived. this was on this thread, another project that was three years in the making: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=project when i saw the polish on this kris, it just blew my mind! i was like, "Hail No... i gotta get the Silver Surfer sheen to this!" Attached Images

19th April 2011, 07:40 PM	#5
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	my polish job looked pale compared to this, so off to Batara he goes. i got it back early this week, and it was put back together. the strap was tricky since it was pretty fragile, and didn't know at first on how to fold it the way it was done without leaving any slack. after much deliberation, and looking at the other krisses, it all came together. also attaching is a closeup of the lamination. kinda hard to capture like i said, but you could pretty much see it... hope you all enjoyed my amateur restoration job on this old warrior. Ron Attached Images

19th April 2011, 09:20 AM	#1
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	This is a good example of what a little TLC can do.......

19th April 2011, 11:53 AM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Nicely cleaned up kriss ! Hang loose you surfer dude

19th April 2011, 10:31 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	I was also really glad to work on the other one too. In fact the other one is the nicest you have sent so far, though in rough shape originally. An early piece and I made the missing okir silver strap. Love all that silver and swassa. Also the silver is nice on the blade. Overall a great piece and if you ever want to through it way, let me know so that I can rummage.........

21st April 2011, 11:21 AM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	W-O-W