Kris/sundang

[Timo Nieminen]

#3, 3rd from the left.

[Timo Nieminen]

#4, 3rd from the right.

[Timo Nieminen]

#5, 2nd from the right. This is the last one I'll add these photos for, since I don't think there's any point in more photos of the tourist one (#6).

[Sajen]

Hello Timo,

the last one, #5, is a keris, new creation IMHO in panjang dress.

Regards,
Detlef

[David]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Timo,

the last one, #5, is a keris, new creation IMHO in panjang dress.

Regards,
Detlef

I would agree with Detlef. In spite of its size i am not sure i would cal it a sundang. I think it's origins are more likely Madura than either the peninsula or Borneo and i'm pretty sure it is from this century.

[Timo Nieminen]

Yes, #5 is recent. I'm probably the first owner. Might be 5 years old. Keris or sundang? I'd say it's a sundang blade mounted as a keris, but that's my subjective classification - I don't know what objective criteria I should use. (Certainly not just size - I have two keris that are larger, but clearly keris.)

I am tempted to put a kris-style hilt on it. In part because I don't like the current hilt ergonomically, and in part because I think it would suit it better.