A second purchase

Sajen · 11th March 2009, 08:44 PM

Hello All,
I go some risk by my second purchase in last time by e-bay because the pictures not very clear and small. But I believed to see that the handle is from the rare Tridacna clam shell.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260364233430
When it arrived by me some days ago my guesswork are confirmed, but the wrangka of the keris are broken by transport. It need some hours of work to restore it. I give the keris a new hilt and hope that you can confirm that it matching together. I guess that the Gayaman wrangka is more East Java style so I give the keris a handle from my collection from bone or deer horn from East Java or Madura. Blade has dapur Jalak Ruwuh with pamor Sader Saler Wengkon.
Here first pictures from the handle.

Sajen · 11th March 2009, 08:59 PM

And here the Pictures from the broken sheat and the steps of restauration and the new hilt as well as the blade.
regards,
sajen

Henk · 11th March 2009, 09:21 PM

Lovely keris. Shame the wronko was broken. Good repair, but take a look at other restorations. The damage became even invisible.

For the hilt, no that's imho not a good match. A simple solo hilt, if possible of the same kind of wood would look much better.

Sajen · 12th March 2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henk

Lovely keris. Shame the wronko was broken. Good repair, but take a look at other restorations. The damage became even invisible.

For the hilt, no that's imho not a good match. A simple solo hilt, if possible of the same kind of wood would look much better.

Hello Henk,
I am also not very pleased by the repair, but better not possible because a small piece along the breaking egde was missing. The back is many more better.

For the hilt: You think that the wrangka is Middle Java type and not East Java type?
Regards,
Detlef

Henk · 12th March 2009, 06:02 PM

Hello Detlef,

Yes, that is what I think. Besides this ukiran looks a bit tiny and out of proportion on this keris.

Sajen · 16th March 2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henk

Hello Detlef,

Yes, that is what I think. Besides this ukiran looks a bit tiny and out of proportion on this keris.

Hello Henk,
here the keris with a planar Solo hilt and a picture of the back-side from the wrangka. This hilt matching better?
Regards,
Detlef

11th March 2009, 08:44 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,126	A second purchase Hello All, I go some risk by my second purchase in last time by e-bay because the pictures not very clear and small. But I believed to see that the handle is from the rare Tridacna clam shell. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260364233430 When it arrived by me some days ago my guesswork are confirmed, but the wrangka of the keris are broken by transport. It need some hours of work to restore it. I give the keris a new hilt and hope that you can confirm that it matching together. I guess that the Gayaman wrangka is more East Java style so I give the keris a handle from my collection from bone or deer horn from East Java or Madura. Blade has dapur Jalak Ruwuh with pamor Sader Saler Wengkon. Here first pictures from the handle. Attached Images

11th March 2009, 08:59 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,126	And here the Pictures from the broken sheat and the steps of restauration and the new hilt as well as the blade. regards, sajen Attached Images

11th March 2009, 09:21 PM	#3
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Lovely keris. Shame the wronko was broken. Good repair, but take a look at other restorations. The damage became even invisible. For the hilt, no that's imho not a good match. A simple solo hilt, if possible of the same kind of wood would look much better.

12th March 2009, 06:02 PM	#5
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Hello Detlef, Yes, that is what I think. Besides this ukiran looks a bit tiny and out of proportion on this keris.