Child Keris

[Terry K]

here's some pics, i put some polish on it and it darkened it.

[Paul de Souza]

From an old post.

Keris Selit

Dunno if it is relevant.

[David]

Originally Posted by Paul de Souza

From an old post.

Keris Selit

Dunno if it is relevant.

Well, this is dressed, at least, as a Javanese keris. Keris selit are, AFAIK, a Malay thing. And generally speaking they tend to be of a somewhat higher quality than this piece.
I think this might more correctly be considered a keris patrem. Could have been intended either for a woman or a child i suppose.

[David]

Terry, i might also point out that the mendak, that bit of jewelry between the hilt and blade, is on backwards. The hilt is also facing 180 degrees in the opposite direction. This will all look a bit better if you remove the hilt, flip the mendak over and replace the hilt facing in the opposite direction.