1st Post and 1st Keris

[David]

Originally Posted by JustYS

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

While i appreciate good sunggingan dress i would like to suggest that you take a second look at the wrongko you currently have for this keris. Personally i find this wide diagonal kendit on this wrongko quite attractive. If it were mine i believe i would restore the mendak and leave the rest along.
Since you seem more interested in antique sunggingan why not seek out a keris already wearing such dress? I think you might be more likely to find antique sunggingan dress that is still with its keris than a good quality wrongko without a blade that you can refit well to your present keris blade.

[JustYS]

Thank you Alan, David for your feedbacks.

Based on your feedbacks I would probably do the following:

- Repair the mendak (must do)
- Keep the original warangka and maybe upgrade it with a good quality silver pendok (option 1)
- Get a new warangka that fitted the blade and decorate it (option 2)

[A. G. Maisey]

Talking about sunggingans YS, here is a thread that might interest you:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=sunggingan

[JustYS]

Yes indeed it was this thread you’re referring that inspired me to get a sunggingan warangka.....😄

My friend contacted me that he found someone that can make a new sunggingan warangka, from the samples he showed me it looks quite good.

I’ll let you know how it pans out.

Cheers,

YS