Where does this blade come from?

milandro · 18th February 2022, 03:44 PM

Yes the Ganja is similar to the blade (I will add a picture but it is a rather low res image, ik will make better ones next week when the baldes I have commissioned to be washed will finally get back to me).

I bought the most correct (not more but most, probably there are more correct ones but I couldn’t find them so I didn't buy them) that I could find, I was offered a choice of two, one very similar to my Palembang keris and this other more Flashy one , this one was “correct” for this blade, at least according to the advise of the seller and of a friend who advises me in these kind of things.

We shall see what happens, the proces of ordering stuff like this at a distance without seeing the end product is rather unnerving, also the fitting of the balde will relay on some uncertainty even if I will take pictures and add measurements

Jean · 18th February 2022, 05:58 PM

Thank you Milandro, the blade does not look bad even if the pamor pattern is not much contrasted.
So you have selected a new Sumatrese style dress, it may be a bit difficult to match the curved ganja with the sarong but hopefully it will look OK.
Regards

milandro · 25th July 2022, 12:43 PM

Let me get back to this

In the end I did go for another sarong ( and also a different hilt ) since the one that was shown about was too short for the balde.

I may put it in another Sarong bu this is not the object of my returning here to this thread.

Would someone care to comment about the Dapur? Could this be a form megantoro ?

Jean · 26th July 2022, 09:13 AM

This is not a Megantara dapur (see pic) which is a Javanese dapur by the way.
Regards

milandro · 26th July 2022, 09:16 AM

thank you, I don’t know how to call a Melayu dapur of this type.

I would still appreciate then a comment on this blade of mine then.

I am still trying to find a good sarong for it after trying one that I have had made, I started doubting

Jean · 26th July 2022, 02:09 PM

I am not convinced that it is a Melayu dapur. Anyway you were lucky that your proposed sarong did not fit as it was not a good match IMO

milandro · 26th July 2022, 02:18 PM

Thank you again jean, I will still appreciate then some indication to what the community thinks this kind of blade is and what kind of sarong would fit.
A friend of mine suggested that I use a sarong that I have and which, in his opinion, would d fit this blade better. The hilt (tinted bone ) may or may not fit the combination.

18th February 2022, 03:44 PM	#1
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 497	Yes the Ganja is similar to the blade (I will add a picture but it is a rather low res image, ik will make better ones next week when the baldes I have commissioned to be washed will finally get back to me). I bought the most correct (not more but most, probably there are more correct ones but I couldn’t find them so I didn't buy them) that I could find, I was offered a choice of two, one very similar to my Palembang keris and this other more Flashy one , this one was “correct” for this blade, at least according to the advise of the seller and of a friend who advises me in these kind of things. We shall see what happens, the proces of ordering stuff like this at a distance without seeing the end product is rather unnerving, also the fitting of the balde will relay on some uncertainty even if I will take pictures and add measurements Attached Images

25th July 2022, 12:43 PM	#3
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 497	Let me get back to this In the end I did go for another sarong ( and also a different hilt ) since the one that was shown about was too short for the balde. I may put it in another Sarong bu this is not the object of my returning here to this thread. Would someone care to comment about the Dapur? Could this be a form megantoro ? Last edited by milandro; 26th July 2022 at 09:19 AM.

26th July 2022, 09:13 AM	#4
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	This is not a Megantara dapur (see pic) which is a Javanese dapur by the way. Regards Attached Images

26th July 2022, 02:18 PM	#7
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 497	Thank you again jean, I will still appreciate then some indication to what the community thinks this kind of blade is and what kind of sarong would fit. A friend of mine suggested that I use a sarong that I have and which, in his opinion, would d fit this blade better. The hilt (tinted bone ) may or may not fit the combination. Attached Images

18th February 2022, 05:58 PM	#2
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Thank you Milandro, the blade does not look bad even if the pamor pattern is not much contrasted. So you have selected a new Sumatrese style dress, it may be a bit difficult to match the curved ganja with the sarong but hopefully it will look OK. Regards

26th July 2022, 09:16 AM	#5
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 497	thank you, I don’t know how to call a Melayu dapur of this type. I would still appreciate then a comment on this blade of mine then. I am still trying to find a good sarong for it after trying one that I have had made, I started doubting

26th July 2022, 02:09 PM	#6
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	I am not convinced that it is a Melayu dapur. Anyway you were lucky that your proposed sarong did not fit as it was not a good match IMO