Moro keris/kalis ID

[adamb]

Originally Posted by RobT

adamb,

I asked about the baca baca and ganja specifically because the one piece baca baca and tightly fitting ganja are generally regarded as later iterations of kris construction. Certainly later in time frame than would be seen on a kris gifted to Admiral Nelson during his active duty.

Sincerely,
RobT

Hi RobT yes sorry I forgot to follow that up. It’s difficult to tell, as the plaited hemp wrapping on the hilt comes down almost to the bottom of the blade, but it looks like there is a separate metal band below the wrapping that is attached to the stirrup and that, from a technical point of view, the latter helps keep in place (along with the bindings). I’ll take a photo of this detail and post.