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6th March 2012, 07:16 AM
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Chieftain keris
Dear members ,
I would like to share with you my last catch ! Looks like a " chieftain keris " . The patina is fantastic and all parts seems to be original . Probably sumatran but the wilah is a bit confusing for me ! Any comments are more than welcome . Henri |
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6th March 2012, 12:37 PM
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Nice catch. A beautiful keris indeed but I don't think its a chieftain. Looks more like a "keris selit" or small keris for customary use.
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6th March 2012, 03:33 PM
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I beautiful keris. This thread might be helpful.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hieftain+keris |
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7th March 2012, 12:22 AM
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Thank you Jentayu and David .
Anyway ! No worries if we can t refer to " Chieftain keris " . Still a nice piece for me . Question is this keris Bugis , Southern Sumatran or more Malay ? From where I got this one I can be 90% sure all parts are original but sheath is more Bugis influence and blade for me more Sumatran . Thank you for your comments guys Henri |
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8th March 2012, 07:37 PM
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9th March 2012, 08:51 AM
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Sajen , the blade is exactly 260 mm and overall 345 mm
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9th March 2012, 12:48 PM
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Thank you Henri, by this size it is possible that Jentayu is correct.
 Regards, Detlef |
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10th March 2012, 09:41 AM
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Beautiful keris
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