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Old 20th January 2008, 02:52 AM   #1
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Very nice. Congrats.
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Old 20th January 2008, 03:35 AM   #2
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Michael, that is just plain sweet! A nice find.
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Old 20th January 2008, 01:41 PM   #3
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Wonderful piece Michael, I'd like to have one of this
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Old 21st January 2008, 09:52 AM   #4
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Thanks for all comments.

Any additional ideas on what it is?
Jose, have you seen other kris of this, very small, size?

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Old 21st January 2008, 04:15 PM   #5
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An 18 1/4" blade, close .
If yours is a Ganga Iras it would be the first archaic example I have ever seen .
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Old 21st January 2008, 05:05 PM   #6
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Nice, Congrats. Smallest I've seen/heard was 17.5" but not surprised to see smaller. Not having a separate ganga is a surprise. The file work on the guard appears superior to most of this type. Perhaps it was enhanced later in life. Hard to tell from the pics, but it does appear that the "curves" have some wear. That would be consistent with my suspicions that these were a secondary weapon to finish & remove heads. For at least with the Bugis an ivory hilt was reserved as a special honor for bravery in battle.
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Old 21st January 2008, 09:54 PM   #7
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I would have to see much closer pics before agreeing there is not a separate gonjo. Maybe even hold it to be sure.
I owned my very first Moro kris for many years before i discovered the separation line. On a blade as finely made as this one it can sometimes be hard to tell.
I think an ivory hilt would denote rank regardless of point of origin. However, I still have yet to see any Bugis weapon that would lead me to believe that these so-called archaic kris are Bugis in origin. They don't look like any provenanced Bugis keris i have ever seen. I will continue to see these as Moro until i see some substanial prove to the contrary. You can say it and say it Bill, but that don't necessarily make it so.
Also a blade with this depth of curves seems an unlikely choice for head removal. Now a mandau is a logical blade form for taking heads. Straight, flat on one side....chop!...head comes right off. I just don't see the basis for this suspicion.
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Old 22nd January 2008, 10:46 PM   #8
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Jose, have you seen other kris of this, very small, size?
This exact size, no, but this type of size yes. Yours is probably the earliest and smallest of the Moro kris I have seen.
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