Cord Wrap Kris

[wildwolberine]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

It is indeed one single wrap... I'm no expert on paracord... someone might be able to place the cord... Post WWII wrap I suspect....

Looks like braided cotton or nylon twine (probably cotton)?

[Jerseyman]

Thank you all. It's good to have a clearer attribution. All of the weapons we look at have such individual journeys, and like all useful tools are often repaired and repurposed. I find the strange mongrels just as fascinating as the purebreds sitting clearly within their cultural context.

[Gavin Nugent]

Perhaps worth noting, as I see it anyway... Woolley in his work presents many line drawings. One showing the typical lines of the classic pommel most expect to find on the Kris, another showing the Jungayan Datu type, and another very akin to this style presented above, and another simpler less common design that I think Frey had in his collection.

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by Jerseyman

Thank you all. It's good to have a clearer attribution. All of the weapons we look at have such individual journeys, and like all useful tools are often repaired and repurposed. I find the strange mongrels just as fascinating as the purebreds sitting clearly within their cultural context.

Well said!

I agree.