Age and origin of this kris!

kai · 19th March 2010, 02:17 AM

Congrats, Maurice, I like!

This is a tough one to classify for me. I'm sure it's a genuine antique (IMHO 19th c.) sword though. Pics of the scabbard with longer exposure would be interesting, too.

Can you make out wether both clamps are fastened to the hilt at all?

Any hints that the katik/gangya might be a replacement? From the pics it does look original to me - usually the holes are more evenly spaced/sized though.

Regards,
Kai

19th March 2010, 02:17 AM	#5
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Congrats, Maurice, I like! This is a tough one to classify for me. I'm sure it's a genuine antique (IMHO 19th c.) sword though. Pics of the scabbard with longer exposure would be interesting, too. Can you make out wether both clamps are fastened to the hilt at all? Any hints that the katik/gangya might be a replacement? From the pics it does look original to me - usually the holes are more evenly spaced/sized though. Regards, Kai