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Originally Posted by VVV
I am the guilty one of snatching this keris from Detlef.
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Hello Michael,
I don't hold a grudge!
Good that it went to the correct hands.
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Originally Posted by VVV
I agree that the blade is Javanese and the sheath is Moro.
The hilt is of the old half Jawa Demam-variation that is now and then found on kris swords from North Borneo and, even more rare, from very early collected kris from the Philippines.
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Thank you. Like said, somewhere is a thread where this hilt form is pictured in some examples, sadly I can't find it.
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Originally Posted by VVV
My hunch is that his ensemble is a Javanese trade blade that was redressed in North Borneo.
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Agree with you. Are you planning to restore the blade?
Regards,
Detlef