Topographic pattern on kris

[JeffS]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Ian,

Jep, it was great luck to find this scabbard and the fit is not bad!

Regards,
Detlef

Wow, that rarely happens! Thx for posting. Yes, I think I will polish it and light etch to show that cool pattern. Ian - you said 20th C, would that be pre-war. The ganja is separate, nice sword.

[Ian]

Jeff,

Yes, I think pre-WWII

Ian

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by JeffS

Wow, that rarely happens!

Hi Jeff,

And unbelievable, this was the second time I've had this luck.

And yes, I think it's a good idea to repolish the blade of your kris.

Regards,
Detlef

[Ian]

Hi Detlef,


I don't want to hijack Jeff's thread, but that second barung is older than your first, judging from the pommel, and you matched it with an older style of scabbard. Was that intentional or just happenstance?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

Hi Detlef,


I don't want to hijack Jeff's thread, but that second barung is older than your first, judging from the pommel, and you matched it with an older style of scabbard. Was that intentional or just happenstance?

Hi Ian,

I also won't hijack Jeff's thread but I am nearly sure that he doesn't mind.
I bought the scabbard years ago for peanuts from a weapons forum in Spain (!), the Sulu barung, it's a shandigan blade, I bought years later at an auction and I was very surprised that the scabbard fits the blade nearly perfectly. And I think that it's a matching pair.

Best regards,
Detlef