Another keris

Flavio · 27th May 2007, 11:14 PM

Hi All!! Thank you very much for your comments

Ganjawulung and Mans, I know nothing about keris, but I was thinking that the blade was javanese in a non javanese dress (could you tell if bugis or malay? Thanks

) and now that you tell me I have the certainty

.

Anyway I like it and as Jose said the grains of the wood is very nice.

Thank you again

Alam Shah · 28th May 2007, 01:44 AM

I agree with the general consensus that the blade is Javanese.
A good old one too, although it had seen better days.

Fittings, seems to be Bugis.
Hilt is in the 'kerdas' form... seems to be made from kemuning wood (Murraya paniculata).
Hilt ring (pendongkok) is in an uncommon form, nice original piece, probably made from brass with a single piece construction.
Sheath's cross piece, is in the 'tebeng' (tey-beng) form... probably made from the kemuning wood.
Sheath's shaft seems to be from angsana wood (Pterocarpus indicus).
There seems to be some patchwork at the joints.
Rattan binding seems newer, probably not original to the sheath.

The piece looks familiar... was it from one of our forum-mates?

Wood grains are pretty. Kemuning wood have a kind of chatoyance that is beautiful. I like the hilt and hilt ring.

Flavio · 28th May 2007, 10:12 AM

Thank you very much Alam

!! To be honest I don't think that is from a member: this is an Ebay find, but maybe the seller is a forum member but I don't know

Thanks again

BluErf · 29th May 2007, 05:06 PM

I suspect the sampir has been reworked before. The form looks too flat, and the ridge on the short-end of the sampir seems to run off the sheath abruptly.

28th May 2007, 01:44 AM	#2
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	I agree with the general consensus that the blade is Javanese. A good old one too, although it had seen better days. Fittings, seems to be Bugis. Hilt is in the 'kerdas' form... seems to be made from kemuning wood (Murraya paniculata). Hilt ring (pendongkok) is in an uncommon form, nice original piece, probably made from brass with a single piece construction. Sheath's cross piece, is in the 'tebeng' (tey-beng) form... probably made from the kemuning wood. Sheath's shaft seems to be from angsana wood (Pterocarpus indicus). There seems to be some patchwork at the joints. Rattan binding seems newer, probably not original to the sheath. The piece looks familiar... was it from one of our forum-mates? Wood grains are pretty. Kemuning wood have a kind of chatoyance that is beautiful. I like the hilt and hilt ring. Last edited by Alam Shah; 28th May 2007 at 02:40 AM.

27th May 2007, 11:14 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hi All!! Thank you very much for your comments Ganjawulung and Mans, I know nothing about keris, but I was thinking that the blade was javanese in a non javanese dress (could you tell if bugis or malay? Thanks ) and now that you tell me I have the certainty . Anyway I like it and as Jose said the grains of the wood is very nice. Thank you again

28th May 2007, 10:12 AM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you very much Alam !! To be honest I don't think that is from a member: this is an Ebay find, but maybe the seller is a forum member but I don't know Thanks again

29th May 2007, 05:06 PM	#4
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I suspect the sampir has been reworked before. The form looks too flat, and the ridge on the short-end of the sampir seems to run off the sheath abruptly.