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Mine is 3 inches longer.
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19th February 2021, 05:12 PM
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19th February 2021, 05:28 PM
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19th February 2021, 05:37 PM
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Well, I'm not positive that having it bent a couple of times more really is an advantage...
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2nd March 2021, 03:33 PM
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Thanks for the input. Upon further consultations and research I am going with a date of 1800 give or take a decade.
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Hello Mike,
That's a cute little kris! I don't see any features that would suggest an early origin - there also are some later examples with short blades, even from Mindanao. From my experience, I'd have placed this at the last quarter of the 19th century (especially based on the angled separation line and the hilt style which also seems to be a later development). The provenance of Gustav's kris may suggest that this style could possibly date a tad earlier; some more examples with reliable provenance would certainly be needed to validate this hypothesis. To sum things up, I believe that what you might interpret as resembling archaic kris is mainly the result of miniaturization and possibly somewhat lesser craftsmanship. Regards, Kai |
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