A whole lot of keris!

[Lew]

Originally Posted by nechesh

Yeah Lew, i was watching that one too. If i had the time that could have made a very nice winter restoration project.
I think in the end the buyer did OK as it looks like there are a couple of nice blades in there. The Bali w/the hair wrapped hilt looks solid and would probably clean up nice. The hardest part, for Western collectors at least, is replacing sheaths. I think one would have a real tough time piecing together even one good wrongko from those parts.

Nechesh

I am the buyer I was really interested in the Bali keris and the other two large blades they should keep me busy this winter. The leather scabbard seems to be made for the Bali keris very strange? Maybe the keris was carried around by some westerner for hunting or even during WW1 or 2 as a combat dagger?? Did the Dutch soldiers carry these keris at one time early in the 20th century?

Lew