Origin of this blade

A. G. Maisey · 9th July 2024, 01:59 PM

Actually, I rather like this scabbard. It has form, it has craftsmanship, it reflects previous ownership. It has personality.

I'm not really much interested inthis style of keris, its sort of a bit outside my field of study, but that study has taught me that to understand the keris we do not limit our research to just princely pieces.

So, from my perspective, this is a pretty nice sort of keris, & I'm guessing it might have a lot to say.

danny1976 · 9th July 2024, 02:43 PM

Normally i always will prefer a "primitive" look over a
tight looking dress, but there is something i just dont like with this scabbard. Maybe it is the course appearance of the wood.

The fitting is so so, the former owner did try to repair it with 2 component glue. Maybe i will try to get the repair undone and see if i can fix it in a better way.

For now the blade has to stay in this house.

Thnx for al the replays.

A. G. Maisey · 9th July 2024, 10:22 PM

Its all about perspective Danny:- do we wish to learn about the keris or do we wish create our own version of how it "should" be?

For some people, it is an expression of a society & it tells the story of those who had previously held it, for others it is something that needs to fit a pre-established form that is held in the mind of that person.

There are many ways of considering the keris & the way that one person chooses to follow might not be the way that all choose to follow.

9th July 2024, 01:59 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,045	Actually, I rather like this scabbard. It has form, it has craftsmanship, it reflects previous ownership. It has personality. I'm not really much interested inthis style of keris, its sort of a bit outside my field of study, but that study has taught me that to understand the keris we do not limit our research to just princely pieces. So, from my perspective, this is a pretty nice sort of keris, & I'm guessing it might have a lot to say.

9th July 2024, 02:43 PM	#2
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 245	Normally i always will prefer a "primitive" look over a tight looking dress, but there is something i just dont like with this scabbard. Maybe it is the course appearance of the wood. The fitting is so so, the former owner did try to repair it with 2 component glue. Maybe i will try to get the repair undone and see if i can fix it in a better way. For now the blade has to stay in this house. Thnx for al the replays.

9th July 2024, 10:22 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,045	Its all about perspective Danny:- do we wish to learn about the keris or do we wish create our own version of how it "should" be? For some people, it is an expression of a society & it tells the story of those who had previously held it, for others it is something that needs to fit a pre-established form that is held in the mind of that person. There are many ways of considering the keris & the way that one person chooses to follow might not be the way that all choose to follow.