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A. G. Maisey · 1st August 2014, 02:03 AM

Jean, it is my understanding that any of the mendak shown in these photos are correct for use with Madura, North Coast or East Jawa hilts.

However, we must bear in mind that everything shown here is old, at least 1930's. In the period following WWII it seems to have become normal practice to use Surakarta mendak with just about all Javanese/Madura keris. Sometimes we see Jogja mendak used as correct with Jogja keris, but Jogja mendak are not that easy to get and more often than not Surakarta mendak will be used with Jogjakarta keris too.

1st August 2014, 02:03 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Jean, it is my understanding that any of the mendak shown in these photos are correct for use with Madura, North Coast or East Jawa hilts. However, we must bear in mind that everything shown here is old, at least 1930's. In the period following WWII it seems to have become normal practice to use Surakarta mendak with just about all Javanese/Madura keris. Sometimes we see Jogja mendak used as correct with Jogja keris, but Jogja mendak are not that easy to get and more often than not Surakarta mendak will be used with Jogjakarta keris too. Attached Images