Restoration project
 

Good day to everybody.
I recently purchased this keris (I suppose Bugis, though hilt and scabbard are not original. Hereafter the story.
Please apologize the bad pics: I'll never become a famous photographer, I'm afraid...

I made a disaster, I am afraid

Sorry, I had problems with pics size

Here the work is midway. The dirty finger is mine

The finished result

Hey Gio, nice results. What did you use to stain? Can we see the sheath?
It looks like a nice little Bugis. The pendokok looks a bit too large.

very nice indeed. seem like there is only the upper part of the warangka.

I agree - nice results on the blade. Where is the rest of the piece?

Good work!!

Very nice :)

The pictures improved. And add the quality of blade etching, you have everything to become a famous forum member :)

Nice work ! is there a scabbard ?

Best regards,
Willem

Many thanks for your compliments.
For etching I use warangan, but sometimes I find it difficult to achieve good results.
As to the pendokok, it is true it seems too large, but this is because the peksi is too long for the hilt. I shall try to drill it a bit more.
Shall post pics of the wrangka, which is not that of the blade (I had to adapt it for a better fit ).
David, the keris is not so little, the wilah is 33,5 cm ( a bit more more than 13 inches). I think it is the medium size for a keris.

Here are the pics of the sheath.
In fact the pedonkok is too large for the hilt. I have drilled a bit the hilt, but am afraid to go through. This notwithstanding I like this pendokok, it seems old.

The pendoko looks alright with this keris. All Sulawesi. V nice keris!