1st Post and 1st Keris

JustYS · 7th April 2019, 06:43 AM

Thank you David and Alan for your feedbacks and suggestions

I will definitely follow your suggestion in replacing the mendak, although it has to wait till I go back to Jakarta where the Keris is located (I currently live in Perth).

I would also like to replace the warangka and hilt with sunggingan.

I requested the seller (who is a friend of mine) to find me an old/antique sunggingan that would fit this Keris, he owns an antique shop so I believe he has quite an extensive network in Indonesia to find me one.

Alas, he told me that it is already very difficult to find a new high quality sunggingan warangka, it would be extremely difficult to find an antique one.

I believe that I saw in one of the threads that both of you owned an antique sunggingan warangka.

Do you mind pointing me to the right direction where I can find one in Indonesia?

I don’t mind a new one as long as the quality is good (although I prefer old/antique one).

Some additional photos of the Keris:

7th April 2019, 06:43 AM	#6
JustYS Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 145	Thank you David and Alan for your feedbacks and suggestions I will definitely follow your suggestion in replacing the mendak, although it has to wait till I go back to Jakarta where the Keris is located (I currently live in Perth). I would also like to replace the warangka and hilt with sunggingan. I requested the seller (who is a friend of mine) to find me an old/antique sunggingan that would fit this Keris, he owns an antique shop so I believe he has quite an extensive network in Indonesia to find me one. Alas, he told me that it is already very difficult to find a new high quality sunggingan warangka, it would be extremely difficult to find an antique one. I believe that I saw in one of the threads that both of you owned an antique sunggingan warangka. Do you mind pointing me to the right direction where I can find one in Indonesia? I don’t mind a new one as long as the quality is good (although I prefer old/antique one). Some additional photos of the Keris: