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From the box that I had bought: keris nr 3
(keris nr 1: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24660 ) (keris 2: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24843 ) A keris Minangkabau with a ganja iras blade 33,5cm/13.18 inch Last edited by sirek; 4th May 2019 at 02:50 PM. |
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Nice looking keris. I especially like the blade.
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Indeed a lovely blade and nice looking scabbard but the gandar could have been a replacement. Shape and colour is not what I expect to see of a Minang keris.
Tip end of the peksi is odd (lloks like a nail). |
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IMO only the gambar/ atasan (top of the wrongko) is Minang, the hilt & blade (?) look Bugis and the gandar is probably not original as already said by Paul (no buntut at the tip). However this is a nice kris indeed.
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The nice blade might be too tall for this type of wronko.
The hilt seems to be too tall for Sulawesi - this style is Sumatran, Straits, or west coast Melayu. The blade could be from Palembang (unless collected early, the blade surface seems more consistent with Palembang as well as the bold pamor). Regards, Kai |
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Thanks for the comment!
And yes the gandar looks like a replacement, under the copper ring there is a difference in thickness and that is filled up again and concealed by the copper ring. I also think it's beautiful blade (IMHO): it seems there is an animal visible on one side of the sor-soran? |
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