Sumantran Keris ??

katana · 21st April 2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by henri

Hilt is Sumatran . Look at photos from one similar I have .

Henri

Hi Henri,
thats a very nice example

, are the fittings silver ? Mine only has a brass collar (broken) as shown in the original pictures in my first post.

Can you have a situation where two Keris can have the same quality blade and hilt but the fittings can vary greatly in value / cost ? Or are the more expensive fittings only placed on the better/best quality blades ?

Kind Regards
David

henri · 21st April 2012, 03:57 AM

Hi David
Yes , Silver fittings . Personally I privilege the overall look of the hilt + blade + sheath trying to match the whole lot . Like a costume from shoes to hat . If a piece of garment is not in relation with the others ... terrible ! That s from my French background a long time go .

21st April 2012, 03:57 AM	#2
henri Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 81	Hi David Yes , Silver fittings . Personally I privilege the overall look of the hilt + blade + sheath trying to match the whole lot . Like a costume from shoes to hat . If a piece of garment is not in relation with the others ... terrible ! That s from my French background a long time go .