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It has been a bit quiet again so thought I would post a few unusual examples for comment. This one is unusual to me for several reasons. The first is the handle. Has a very naturalistic curving shape and is a nice wood with pretty grain. The second is the blade. Not sure if this is a repurposed spear blade but it is very stout with very deep channels and just a few luk. Also unusual is the guard or mendak. It is horn, possibly rhino horn, of unusual almost Chinese cloud motif design. Looking forward to your comments and feedback.
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Some more pictures of this interesting Keris.
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This is not a keris. My inclination is to call it a "flamboyant bladed dagger".
The blade might have been the blade of a keris at one time, but from what I can see in the pics, it probably was not. |
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Well, Alan is, of course right. This is not a keris. Nor do i believe this interesting and beautiful dagger was adapted from a keris. So i am tempt to send it over to Ethno as we only discuss keris on this side.
BTW, i do not see anything that resembles a mendak. It does have a feature that might be called a selut on the base of the hilt. And that strange guard is like nothing you find on a keris. ![]() |
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Just curious; can you provide dimensions for this dagger Rsword?
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