Kris with a repaired ganya?

David · 12th January 2017, 05:35 AM

Green, i don't believe that you actually have a separate gangya there. This is a kris from the latter part of the 20th Century (post WWII) and that is just an incised line in the blade meant to represent a gangya.
No, i would not say that you can date a blade based upon the absence or presence of this particular okir design. Not all blades carry such okir regardless of the age of the blade.

Green · 12th January 2017, 10:06 AM

Thank you David. I'll look closely at the ganya part when I recieve it, Looking at the pic again I think you are right.

A follow up Q is this. Do all 19th century or earlier blades have separate ganja ? And all blades without a separate ganja are of later make (20th century)?

12th January 2017, 05:35 AM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,237	Green, i don't believe that you actually have a separate gangya there. This is a kris from the latter part of the 20th Century (post WWII) and that is just an incised line in the blade meant to represent a gangya. No, i would not say that you can date a blade based upon the absence or presence of this particular okir design. Not all blades carry such okir regardless of the age of the blade.

12th January 2017, 10:06 AM	#2
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 323	Thank you David. I'll look closely at the ganya part when I recieve it, Looking at the pic again I think you are right. A follow up Q is this. Do all 19th century or earlier blades have separate ganja ? And all blades without a separate ganja are of later make (20th century)?