Congrats on your 1st keris. A rather nice piece.
I tend to agree with Newsteel's opinion, the profile is Northern Peninsular Malaysia or Southern Thailand, but in this case, most likely Pattani.
The hilt is in the Northern
Pekaka/Perkaka form, with a high
balung (back of the hilt) and protuding beak-like feature.
The sheath is nice, I especially like the pattern at the centre of the cross-piece.
As mentioned, the
pendokok/pendongkok (hilt cup) is missing. A silver pendokok would complement the piece. Here are some examples, click [
here], and [
here] for an openwork-style.
As for the blade treatment, I suggest adopting Newsteel's suggestion.
The lamination lines should appear more prominent afterwards.
As for the end-piece, I stand by Newsteel's opinion.
Now that you've bought your 1st piece, I wish you good luck... very soon you'll see it increase...
