keris, siraui or somethingg else?

A. G. Maisey · 2nd March 2026, 08:22 PM

Detlef, I have no opinion in respect of who might have put it together, none at all, for the simple reason that i have absolutely nothing upon which to base that opinion. To form an opinion, I need evidence, I have none.

However, I do have a picture, & that picture tells me that I'm looking at something that has three or four parts that I have never previously seen combined in a single item.

The blade can be recognised & named, the hilt can be recognised & named, the scabbard appears to have some age and could well have been made for the blade, but can all these parts , assembled as one, be named? To give a name we need a whole group of similar objects that do have a name & a supportable geographic location of origin.

We do not have this.

Then there is the problem of how this implement could be used.

I doubt I would want to use it for anything unless I was wearing a metal mesh glove.

2nd March 2026, 08:22 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,209	Detlef, I have no opinion in respect of who might have put it together, none at all, for the simple reason that i have absolutely nothing upon which to base that opinion. To form an opinion, I need evidence, I have none. However, I do have a picture, & that picture tells me that I'm looking at something that has three or four parts that I have never previously seen combined in a single item. The blade can be recognised & named, the hilt can be recognised & named, the scabbard appears to have some age and could well have been made for the blade, but can all these parts , assembled as one, be named? To give a name we need a whole group of similar objects that do have a name & a supportable geographic location of origin. We do not have this. Then there is the problem of how this implement could be used. I doubt I would want to use it for anything unless I was wearing a metal mesh glove.