Keris panjang for comment

sirek · 11th September 2018, 08:21 PM

I was lucky to added this keris panjang to my collection
total length of 69cm/27,1” -the blade without pesi 56,5cm/ 22.2”
a nice keris was hidden under a lot of rust and dirt, a blade without pamor en with a square pesi I think the middle part of the gandar is made of horn

I will welcome any and allcomments about this keris,

David · 12th September 2018, 08:10 AM

Nice example Sirek.
I'm not surprised to see no pamor as that seems normal for most older examples of these.
The squared off pesi seems pretty unusual though.
Is the hilt wood or horn?

Jean · 12th September 2018, 09:59 AM

Nice old kris indeed, congratulations!
I think that the hilt is made from black horn (see chip at the base). The blade & scabbard may not be originally matching. You could do a bit better on the cleaning process as there is some residual rust.

Regards

sirek · 12th September 2018, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jean

. You could do a bit better on the cleaning process as there is some residual rust.

Regards

cleaning is not finished yet, but clean enough to show him in advance

and i also believe that the hilt is made of horn

David · 13th September 2018, 03:40 PM

I am surprised we aren't getting more comments on this squared off pesi. I certainly isn't unheard of, but it is unusual.

David · 13th September 2018, 03:42 PM

Also wondering what folks think of the "mendak" in place. It seems too small to refer to as a pendokok. It seems out of place in this ensemble and if this were mine i would probably seek to replace it with a proper pendokok.

11th September 2018, 08:21 PM	#1
sirek Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 169	Keris panjang for comment I was lucky to added this keris panjang to my collection total length of 69cm/27,1” -the blade without pesi 56,5cm/ 22.2” a nice keris was hidden under a lot of rust and dirt, a blade without pamor en with a square pesi I think the middle part of the gandar is made of horn I will welcome any and allcomments about this keris, Attached Images

12th September 2018, 08:10 AM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	Nice example Sirek. I'm not surprised to see no pamor as that seems normal for most older examples of these. The squared off pesi seems pretty unusual though. Is the hilt wood or horn?

12th September 2018, 09:59 AM	#3
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Nice old kris indeed, congratulations! I think that the hilt is made from black horn (see chip at the base). The blade & scabbard may not be originally matching. You could do a bit better on the cleaning process as there is some residual rust. Regards

13th September 2018, 03:40 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	I am surprised we aren't getting more comments on this squared off pesi. I certainly isn't unheard of, but it is unusual.

13th September 2018, 03:42 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	Also wondering what folks think of the "mendak" in place. It seems too small to refer to as a pendokok. It seems out of place in this ensemble and if this were mine i would probably seek to replace it with a proper pendokok.