maranao kris

RobT · 22nd June 2025, 05:24 AM

Yves,

From what I can see, it appears to me that your kris has a one piece baca baca. This is of interest to me because I have eight such kris but, in all of my examples, the separation between the ganja and the blade is so tight as to be almost imperceptible or it is a ganja iras. Your kris shows a ganja that is separate and distinct from the blade. Could it be that the kris is older than the hilt and baca baca? A possible scenario is that the hilt needed replacement and the owner opted to have a one piece baca baca installed also. The other thing that is odd is the four segment area above the elephant’s trunk. I can’t recall ever having seen that before.

Sincerely,
RobT

22nd June 2025, 05:24 AM	#1
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 594	Blade Older Than Baca Baca & Hilt? Yves, From what I can see, it appears to me that your kris has a one piece baca baca. This is of interest to me because I have eight such kris but, in all of my examples, the separation between the ganja and the blade is so tight as to be almost imperceptible or it is a ganja iras. Your kris shows a ganja that is separate and distinct from the blade. Could it be that the kris is older than the hilt and baca baca? A possible scenario is that the hilt needed replacement and the owner opted to have a one piece baca baca installed also. The other thing that is odd is the four segment area above the elephant’s trunk. I can’t recall ever having seen that before. Sincerely, RobT