Keris with long straight blade

David · 13th April 2009, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by drdavid

As an aside I would not be too quick to dismiss your other pieces as 'probably just tourist items', they may not be top notch but they look to have a bit of age about them,could you post some full length pictures of the blades of these.
DrD

I agree. Neither of these other keris are tourist items, though some might consider that the sheaths are modern and of a style normally associated with Balinese tourist keris. Even so they seem to be of a high standard of execution than most dress of this type. You should start a separate thread on these with some close-ups.

Iliad · 13th April 2009, 11:35 PM

Thank you for the replies. As regards the scabbards for the 2 smaller pieces, I now belatedly recall that the man I bought these from said that he bought the keris' without scabbards and at a later date acquired the scabbards. So, the pieces and the scabbards are quite unrelated.
I shall follow the advice and post the smaller pieces separately. If they are more than mere tourist items then of course I shall be delighted.
Brian

13th April 2009, 11:35 PM	#2
Iliad Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 187	Thank you for the replies. As regards the scabbards for the 2 smaller pieces, I now belatedly recall that the man I bought these from said that he bought the keris' without scabbards and at a later date acquired the scabbards. So, the pieces and the scabbards are quite unrelated. I shall follow the advice and post the smaller pieces separately. If they are more than mere tourist items then of course I shall be delighted. Brian