Older kris with a nice blade

kino · 1st May 2010, 05:23 PM

A recent gain from a friend.
I was surprised by it's size. the blade is somewhat on the diminutive end of the scale. It has a beautiful pattern in my eyes. The imprints on both sides of the blade which resembles foliage with flowers was probably stamped on during the forging of the blade. It looks like teeth of a gear, closeup.
OAL 24.5", Blade 19.5", Width of the blade at mid-length of the blade is only 1". The blade is very slender.
Any opinions on it's age?
Enjoy the photos.

1st May 2010, 05:23 PM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 977	Older kris with a nice blade A recent gain from a friend. I was surprised by it's size. the blade is somewhat on the diminutive end of the scale. It has a beautiful pattern in my eyes. The imprints on both sides of the blade which resembles foliage with flowers was probably stamped on during the forging of the blade. It looks like teeth of a gear, closeup. OAL 24.5", Blade 19.5", Width of the blade at mid-length of the blade is only 1". The blade is very slender. Any opinions on it's age? Enjoy the photos. Attached Images