keris?

nechesh · 26th November 2005, 04:45 PM

Hi Klaus. Yes, the photo isn't very good and it also helps to show both the entire blade and hilt and close-ups and different angles too. The dimensions are also very helpful to have. But my first impression of this piece is that it is an older, somewhat poorly made souvenir piece. Not so much a keris, but more a keris-like object. The poor carving and almost comical naga head along with it's lack of a seperate gonjo (though many completely legitimate blades are gonjo iras) lead me towards this conclusion. It also appears to be a fairly short blade. However, cleaned up with better pictures might reveal a different story.

26th November 2005, 04:45 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Hi Klaus. Yes, the photo isn't very good and it also helps to show both the entire blade and hilt and close-ups and different angles too. The dimensions are also very helpful to have. But my first impression of this piece is that it is an older, somewhat poorly made souvenir piece. Not so much a keris, but more a keris-like object. The poor carving and almost comical naga head along with it's lack of a seperate gonjo (though many completely legitimate blades are gonjo iras) lead me towards this conclusion. It also appears to be a fairly short blade. However, cleaned up with better pictures might reveal a different story.