Keris Sundang Melayu with a parrot hilt

[Marcokeris]

Jonng: beautiful hit!
BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by Marcokeris

Jonng: beautiful hit!
BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

Example of the crocodile keris hilt...
The elephant and tiger hilts are suitable for golok, sword.. etc.

[VVV]

Kai; taking a closer look at the hilt you are correct that there once was bands that secured the clamp.
Jonathan & Shahrial; thanks for posting the parrot - as well as the croc, elephant and tiger - hilts.

Michael

[jonng]

hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by jonng

hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

It's staring straight.. the nature of the croc.. it's more ornamental rather that a fighting class hilt, cumbersome, imho.

[BluErf]

Thanks to Jon and Shahrial for saving me some work!

But Shahrial - where did you get you picture from?

[jonng]

Yup, and I would really like to have a good look at that tajong lurking behind our three friends too!

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by BluErf

.. But Shahrial - where did you get you picture from?

It's an old picture from the workshop of the late Rosman Ramli of Kampung Banggol, Kota Baru, Kelantan. Also known as May Keris. One of the master carver of some repute whom had passed away on 21 August 2008. His passing is a great loss to the art of malay woodcarving. May he rest in peace.

Some of his past handiwork can be seen (( here )).
For Keris Collectors Online members @ multiply.com, you can view it (( here )), an article with more pictures.

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

Example of the crocodile keris hilt...
The elephant and tiger hilts are suitable for golok, sword.. etc.

Thanks Alam for nice pic. The hits seems all really well made . The crocodile hit remembers to me one i found during my last trip to Indonesia: not a keris handle but a knife handle with a face between a reptile....a snake...a crocodile...a Banjarmasin Navasari face. This week i'll do some photos about this hit (...and other unusual parrots hits)

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by Marcokeris

.... This week i'll do some photos about this hit (...and other unusual parrots hits)

A Sumba parrot, a very old Lombok bone parrot and a knife hit