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28th January 2023, 05:46 PM | #1 |
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widening a sheath to hold a blade is easy, tightening it without adding anything is a little more difficult
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29th January 2023, 10:53 PM | #2 | |
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Though i personally enjoy a wrongko that has been well adapted with inserted wood to fit a smaller blade profile. It generally shows that the owner valued that sheath for some reason. I have a couple of nice wrongko like that which were refitted because they are well made from desirable wood. |
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30th January 2023, 07:21 AM | #3 |
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Thanks to all for your generous comments. Attached is a picture of the keris in its sheath, taken from above to show the fit. Best I can tell, it fits perfectly. There is no sign of any alteration, to accommodate it.
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30th January 2023, 04:52 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the added photo Ian. Though it is indeed possible that this sheath once belong to a smaller blade and was sized up for this one i would say it is unlikely. The sheath is obviously newer than the blade and appears to have been made specifically for it. I don't think it is at all unusual to find a Madurese blade in Javanese dress or vice versa. It is a nice keris over all.
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31st January 2023, 01:34 AM | #5 |
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31st January 2023, 01:45 AM | #6 |
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I dug out the old sales docket for this keris in my files. It was purchased in 1999, and the docket simply says "Madurese keris and wooden sheath" and quotes information from the tag pasted to the back of the sheath.
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31st January 2023, 03:22 AM | #7 |
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31st January 2023, 10:04 AM | #8 |
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Thank you for the additional photo, Ian.
I believe that this is a pretty clear cut example of a Tuban gonjo. |
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