Child Keris

[Terry K]

I was wondering if the had small Kerri's for children? I picked up a well made(I my opinion) one today. I couldn't get the pictures to load from my phone.
Thanks,
Terry

[Battara]

Do you mean a child's keris?

If so, you may want to check the search engine on this site.

[Terry K]

I did a search and found nothing

[Terry K]

here's some pics, i put some polish on it and it darkened it.

[Paul de Souza]

From an old post.

Keris Selit

Dunno if it is relevant.

[David]

Originally Posted by Paul de Souza

From an old post.

Keris Selit

Dunno if it is relevant.

Well, this is dressed, at least, as a Javanese keris. Keris selit are, AFAIK, a Malay thing. And generally speaking they tend to be of a somewhat higher quality than this piece.
I think this might more correctly be considered a keris patrem. Could have been intended either for a woman or a child i suppose.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Terry K

I picked up a well made(I my opinion) one today.

Hello Terry,

sorry again, not very well made! How long is it? Maybe a patrem or jimat keris, maybe forged from an old blade? David is correct, a keris selit is a Malay dress keris.

Regards,
Detlef

[David]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Terry,

sorry again, not very well made! How long is it? Maybe a patrem or jimat keris, maybe forged from an old blade? David is correct, a keris selit is a Malay dress keris.

Regards,
Detlef

Detlef, there is a ruler in some of the photos so it looks like it might be about 6 inches long for the blade. I will say that generally patrems are not usually works of high keris art. Could be jimat as well i suppose.

[Terry K]

Gentleman, thank you for your expertise. I have always liked this weapon form but never held on to any. I have fixed the handle as suggested and does look more correct. I am a novice in indigenous people's weapons and appreciate your patience. The piece looked much better before I put wood gold on it. Blade is approximately 4 3/4 inches long. I thought the blade was very nice for how small it is.
Once again, thank you!
Terry

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by David

Detlef, there is a ruler in some of the photos....

Hi David,

I shouldn't comment after a hard working day! I really haven't noticed the ruler!

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Terry,

have a look to this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=jimat+keris

Regards,
Detlef

[Bejo]

Hello,

From what I know keris for woman or a child is called patrem. Do you have any idea how to determine whether a patrem keris is made for a woman or a child?

Attached is my patrem keris. It is 29 cm long.
Thank you,

Best regards,

Joe