Arabic translation assistance on Sumatran keris

RSWORD · 21st October 2011, 06:54 PM

Hopefully, some of our friends from the keris forum can have a go on this translation to see if we get any information from that. I agree, the blade is not of particularly high quality. The pamor is interesting but there are some forging issues and the blade is not particularly well finished. However, the scabbard is quite nice. The wood has a lovely grain and the silver, while the close up shots don't illustrate the quality very well, the silver is a quality silver, probably close to Sterling, and I find the workmanship comparable to much silver work you see in the 19th century. Maybe not royal workshop, but certainly, along the quality of silver work I have seen on a large number of 19th century work. Looking forward to more information.

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21st October 2011, 06:54 PM	#5
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,086	Hopefully, some of our friends from the keris forum can have a go on this translation to see if we get any information from that. I agree, the blade is not of particularly high quality. The pamor is interesting but there are some forging issues and the blade is not particularly well finished. However, the scabbard is quite nice. The wood has a lovely grain and the silver, while the close up shots don't illustrate the quality very well, the silver is a quality silver, probably close to Sterling, and I find the workmanship comparable to much silver work you see in the 19th century. Maybe not royal workshop, but certainly, along the quality of silver work I have seen on a large number of 19th century work. Looking forward to more information.