Keris Coteng

maxbliss888 · 29th May 2015, 04:56 PM

Coteng

Can anyone enlighten how old is the Keris?

maxbliss888 · 29th May 2015, 04:57 PM

More photos

maxbliss888 · 29th May 2015, 05:27 PM

Before and after polish

David · 29th May 2015, 06:35 PM

Nice looking keris coteng dress Max. I must admit that keris from this area are not my strong suit, but i do recognize this as being a good old example of this rather rare form. I will leave it to someone better versed in this area to try to pinpoint a date for you, but it has always been my impression (perhaps wrongly so) that the coteng was a pre-cursor to the tajong hilt style. Therefore i would imagine that old versions of it (as opposed to ones recreated in contemporary times) should have a reasonable amount of age. Of course, you don't show us the blade here which could be older than this dress, but if i had to guess i would probably place this at least as old as late 18th to early 19th century.

maxbliss888 · 30th May 2015, 04:54 AM

Hi David!

Enclosed photo of the Keris before cleaning

maxbliss888 · 31st May 2015, 02:43 PM

Another Coteng

29th May 2015, 04:56 PM	#1
maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Keris Coteng Coteng Can anyone enlighten how old is the Keris? Attached Images

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maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Keris More photos Attached Images

29th May 2015, 05:27 PM	#3
maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Cleaning Before and after polish Attached Images

30th May 2015, 04:54 AM	#5
maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Keris coteng Hi David! Enclosed photo of the Keris before cleaning Attached Images

31st May 2015, 02:43 PM	#6
maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Coteng 2 Another Coteng Attached Images

29th May 2015, 06:35 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,027	Nice looking keris coteng dress Max. I must admit that keris from this area are not my strong suit, but i do recognize this as being a good old example of this rather rare form. I will leave it to someone better versed in this area to try to pinpoint a date for you, but it has always been my impression (perhaps wrongly so) that the coteng was a pre-cursor to the tajong hilt style. Therefore i would imagine that old versions of it (as opposed to ones recreated in contemporary times) should have a reasonable amount of age. Of course, you don't show us the blade here which could be older than this dress, but if i had to guess i would probably place this at least as old as late 18th to early 19th century.