Bangkung and kris

Gustav · 29th September 2014, 09:39 PM

It is a pity nobody else comments this really interesting kris.

I ask myself, if the more Keris-like looking krisses, lacking "arrow" feature at the Sogokan grooves (here another arhaic kris WITH it: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=early+kris), are not more likely coming from North Borneo and/or Brunei. I think of krisses like these:

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1533

http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s778_full.html

To me the hilt with the leaf motif looks also kind of like from there.

29th September 2014, 09:39 PM	#6
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	It is a pity nobody else comments this really interesting kris. I ask myself, if the more Keris-like looking krisses, lacking "arrow" feature at the Sogokan grooves (here another arhaic kris WITH it: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=early+kris), are not more likely coming from North Borneo and/or Brunei. I think of krisses like these: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1533 http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s778_full.html To me the hilt with the leaf motif looks also kind of like from there.