Moro kris with copper scabbard

DaveS · 4th February 2014, 07:56 PM

Here is a moro kris with a copper scabbard inlaid with silver. The handle is also copper with silver inlays, The blade is 20 inches long with a copper strip running the full length. The scabbard is made of three pieces of copper but there is no wooden core. The pieces are simply shaped and then soldered. The whole thing is fairly heavy. Is this a presentation kris or just a tourist piece? Seems to me that this was an awfull lot of work for very little return if it was just to sell to some tourist. Thoughts......Dave.

4th February 2014, 07:56 PM	#1
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Moro kris with copper scabbard Here is a moro kris with a copper scabbard inlaid with silver. The handle is also copper with silver inlays, The blade is 20 inches long with a copper strip running the full length. The scabbard is made of three pieces of copper but there is no wooden core. The pieces are simply shaped and then soldered. The whole thing is fairly heavy. Is this a presentation kris or just a tourist piece? Seems to me that this was an awfull lot of work for very little return if it was just to sell to some tourist. Thoughts......Dave. Attached Images