Kris Handle and Lion Scabbard

[kai]

Hello Alan,

I personally don't back the souvenir for the Dutch theory my feeling is that this style was just another local Madura style that was popular for a while, then dropped from favour.

Given the wide variety of more-or-less Dutch-influenced styles in keris Madura, I believe this is very likely a genuine Maduran style. However, it obviously struck a chord with Dutch soldiers/paper-shufflers/expats given that a large majority of the surviving examples are now found in the Netherlands.

Regards,
Kai