Help with the Moro Kris/Kalis/Sundang

Interested Party · Today, 01:14 AM

Hi here are some pictures I have been meaning to add to this thread for a while. To me it shows an arrowhead feature on a kris that I would guess was not older than the last quarter or the nineteenth century if not from the first quartet of the 20thor later. One side of the blade appears to me to have a separate gangya. It currently possesses one asang asang to it looks like it was made for two. The blade was stored in cosomoline and the shape of the trunk, tusk, and lips are a bit obscured.

Ian · Today, 01:38 PM

Hello IP:

Yes, the "arrowhead" is found on some kris of the late 19th-early 20th C, and sometiimes even more recently. It is an uncommon feature on late era kris and is a throughback (revival) to the earlier style. The heavy blade is clearly not archaic and possibly early 20th C. The elephant trunk area is in the Maranao style. The single asang-asang is consistent with Maranao work also.

Cosmoline is a curse sometimes. It can leave behind a tenacious residue. Modern industrial organic solvents (such as MEK) are effective but it takes some work to get it all off.

Today, 01:14 AM	#1
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 494	Example of "arrowhead" on a newer kris for examination Hi here are some pictures I have been meaning to add to this thread for a while. To me it shows an arrowhead feature on a kris that I would guess was not older than the last quarter or the nineteenth century if not from the first quartet of the 20thor later. One side of the blade appears to me to have a separate gangya. It currently possesses one asang asang to it looks like it was made for two. The blade was stored in cosomoline and the shape of the trunk, tusk, and lips are a bit obscured. Attached Images

Today, 01:38 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,363	Hello IP: Yes, the "arrowhead" is found on some kris of the late 19th-early 20th C, and sometiimes even more recently. It is an uncommon feature on late era kris and is a throughback (revival) to the earlier style. The heavy blade is clearly not archaic and possibly early 20th C. The elephant trunk area is in the Maranao style. The single asang-asang is consistent with Maranao work also. Cosmoline is a curse sometimes. It can leave behind a tenacious residue. Modern industrial organic solvents (such as MEK) are effective but it takes some work to get it all off.