Dave and Lonna's recent find a Moro Kris

VVV · 9th December 2011, 01:32 PM

This Kris hilt-form with a half Jawa Demam is very interesting.
In his Kris CD Karsten Sejr Jensen attributed his Kris to Borneo (attached), probably because of the sheath. I also found one on eBay (that used to belong to another member of this forum) this Summer, unfortunately not as good as Dave and Lonna's or Karsten's.

Michael

CCUAL · 9th December 2011, 04:06 PM

Hello Dave, Lonna, how are you guys? Nice kris, but I like this one better.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=garuda

DaveS · 9th December 2011, 07:20 PM

Albert: No scabbard unfortunatly. The blade measures 19 inches, the handle
5 inches. The handle appears to be the normal hemp wrap with the black
lacquer cover or whatever it is that they used. The feather pattern is also
the deepest that iv'e ever seen. I simply can't figure out how it was done.
Was it etched, or was it pattern-welded. If one looks closely at the edges
of the blade by the gangya, where the deep part of the pattern ends there
are little strands of what appears to be nickle. Can anyone shed any light
on just how they did these twist-core patterns. Some look etched, some
look like they used nickel, and some look like a combination of the two....Dave

Rick · 9th December 2011, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveS

Albert: No scabbard unfortunatly. The blade measures 19 inches, the handle
5 inches. The handle appears to be the normal hemp wrap with the black
lacquer cover or whatever it is that they used. The feather pattern is also
the deepest that iv'e ever seen. I simply can't figure out how it was done.
Was it etched, or was it pattern-welded. If one looks closely at the edges
of the blade by the gangya, where the deep part of the pattern ends there
are little strands of what appears to be nickle. Can anyone shed any light
on just how they did these twist-core patterns. Some look etched, some
look like they used nickel, and some look like a combination of the two....Dave

I have been wondering the same thing about the topographic features of the core, Dave .

D'you suppose the blade was taken to the point where it was almost finished except for the final sharpen and polish, and then treated with a resist, acid etched in that area and then given the final polish/sharpening; or was it done after ?

VANDOO · 9th December 2011, 08:44 PM

COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT THIS WAS DONE THE SAME WAY A KERIS IS SOMETIMES DONE. TWO SECTIONS OF PARMOR FORGED ONTO A STEEL CORE ONE ON EACH SIDE.? NO MATTER HOW IT WAS DONE IT IS REMARKABLE.

Rick · 9th December 2011, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VANDOO

COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT THIS WAS DONE THE SAME WAY A KERIS IS SOMETIMES DONE. TWO SECTIONS OF PARMOR FORGED ONTO A STEEL CORE ONE ON EACH SIDE.? NO MATTER HOW IT WAS DONE IT IS REMARKABLE.

Hi Barry, that may be the case, but it still does not explain the topography of the pattern welding .

DaveS · 10th December 2011, 08:38 PM

Chris: Hi. Haven't heard from you in quite a while. It's true the ivory hilt
is much better looking than the wooden hilt, but i think the patterning is
better in this example. Are you going to be able to make the Pasadena Knife
Show in March?..........Dave.

CCUAL · 11th December 2011, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveS

Chris: Hi. Haven't heard from you in quite a while. It's true the ivory hilt
is much better looking than the wooden hilt, but i think the patterning is
better in this example. Are you going to be able to make the Pasadena Knife
Show in March?..........Dave.

Dave, if you're tired taking care of the ivory twistedcore kris let me know, I can take care of 'em for ya! Make sure to bring 'em in Pasadena in March.
Sent you an email.

9th December 2011, 01:32 PM	#1
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	This Kris hilt-form with a half Jawa Demam is very interesting. In his Kris CD Karsten Sejr Jensen attributed his Kris to Borneo (attached), probably because of the sheath. I also found one on eBay (that used to belong to another member of this forum) this Summer, unfortunately not as good as Dave and Lonna's or Karsten's. Michael Attached Images

9th December 2011, 04:06 PM	#2
CCUAL Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 76	Hello Dave, Lonna, how are you guys? Nice kris, but I like this one better. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=garuda

9th December 2011, 07:20 PM	#3
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Albert: No scabbard unfortunatly. The blade measures 19 inches, the handle 5 inches. The handle appears to be the normal hemp wrap with the black lacquer cover or whatever it is that they used. The feather pattern is also the deepest that iv'e ever seen. I simply can't figure out how it was done. Was it etched, or was it pattern-welded. If one looks closely at the edges of the blade by the gangya, where the deep part of the pattern ends there are little strands of what appears to be nickle. Can anyone shed any light on just how they did these twist-core patterns. Some look etched, some look like they used nickel, and some look like a combination of the two....Dave

9th December 2011, 08:44 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT THIS WAS DONE THE SAME WAY A KERIS IS SOMETIMES DONE. TWO SECTIONS OF PARMOR FORGED ONTO A STEEL CORE ONE ON EACH SIDE.? NO MATTER HOW IT WAS DONE IT IS REMARKABLE.

10th December 2011, 08:38 PM	#7
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Chris: Hi. Haven't heard from you in quite a while. It's true the ivory hilt is much better looking than the wooden hilt, but i think the patterning is better in this example. Are you going to be able to make the Pasadena Knife Show in March?..........Dave.