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Old 21st July 2014, 02:57 AM   #1
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Default Early Kris with Silver-Rattan Wrap & Twistcore

Greetings. Thought I would share this kris I finished restoring. What caught my attention was the fact that I saw a double twist core blade as well as the blade form, the ivory pommel, and the interesting mix of a rattan-silver wire woven hilt, one I haven't seen before. I would place this as Sulu.

At first I found that a top part of the weaving was broken and detached completely from the rest. I took silver wire and wove it into both weavings to re-attach them together.

Secondly I made a missing ferrule of embossed thick silver in Sulu fashion of the 18c.

Finally I had to take the rust off, polish and etch the blade. The pattern is a little subtle but there.

Bellow are some before pictures and a picture of the weaving in process.
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Old 21st July 2014, 02:59 AM   #2
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Here are now pictures of the restored kris:
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Old 21st July 2014, 08:58 AM   #3
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Hello Jose,

like usual good work! And a very nice and complete Sulu kris, congrats for the lucky owner.

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Old 21st July 2014, 11:53 PM   #4
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Thank you Sajen.

This replaces my stolen one somewhat, with better double twist core and that unusual rattan-silver wire wrap.
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Old 22nd July 2014, 12:56 AM   #5
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Lovely piece to start with, and nobody could have fixed it better than you without starting from scratch.
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Old 22nd July 2014, 07:46 PM   #6
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Thank you Sajen.

This replaces my stolen one somewhat, with better double twist core and that unusual rattan-silver wire wrap.
Oh, it's yours! There is justness in the world; since your items get stolen you've got some very good items!

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Old 27th July 2014, 01:26 PM   #7
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Nice restoration of a great looking blade. Better to stop the deterioration I think and one ends up with another good piece for the collection.

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Old 27th July 2014, 09:38 PM   #8
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You bet Terry. Couldn't agree with you more, and thank you all.
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Old 30th July 2014, 07:36 PM   #9
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Sweet. Nice repair, did you do the polish as well?
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Old 30th July 2014, 09:42 PM   #10
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Thank you. Yes I did the polish and etch as well.........
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