Keris and Hilt for Comment

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by BluErf

... This keris you referred to is a famous keris, and it is an archetypal Riau Bugis keris. I would say it is the benchmark for all Riau Bugis kerises. Shahrial has a couple of Riau Bugis kerises with similar hilts. Perhaps Shahrial could post pics of his 2 keris hilts for comparison.
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An example of a hilt mounted on a Bugis Riau keris.
http://alamshah.fotopic.net/p31970087.html

Another example mounted on a Southern Peninsular keris.
http://alamshah.fotopic.net/p31948135.html

Compare...
Note: Throughout the Malay archipelago, there are many cases of mix and match with parts from other region.