Keris panjang restauration project

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by asomotif

I like the handle a lot
I am sure it will turn out very nice after restoring.

Keep us updated on the progress !

Thank you Willem,

will do!

[Sajen]

Some days ago I have received the keris, it is worth every cent of the buying price. Until now I only found the time to reglue sampir and gandar and repolish the sheath. Hilt is from wood and the blade hasn't to much corrosion and has maybe pamor. Here some just taken pictures.

[Sajen]

Some more

[Jean]

Hello Detlef,
Very good catch, congratulations!
Is the selut appropriate or not? I often saw this type of piece fitted on Bugis krisses and it seems oversized for the hilt.
Best regards

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Detlef,
Very good catch, congratulations!
Is the selut appropriate or not? I often saw this type of piece fitted on Bugis krisses and it seems oversized for the hilt.
Best regards

Hello Jean,

thank you! You are correct, the selut/pendokok seems to big for the hilt and it is in my opinion a pendokok from Sumbawa but seems to be already long with the hilt/blade like the "dirt patina" shows. The hilt is very strong attached to the blade so until now I was unable to dismantle it.

Regards,

Detlef

[asomotif]

Hello Detlef,

Lovely panjang keris.
That is of course from a view as ethnographic collector.

Wonderfull age and patina on the hilt.

Restoration can go 2 ways. preserving the keris as it is, or refurbishing.

I guess you now my choice

Best regards,
Willem

[David]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Restoration can go 2 ways. preserving the keris as it is, or refurbishing.

Well, there is also a third choice, a combination of both methods. While i personally wouldn't strip the paint off the hilt and refinish the wood, the gandar is missing its toe piece which might be nice to replace (black horn would look nice perhaps). But there is something nice about the patina of the hilt and the way the paint has been worn with time that may be worth preserving.