100th published album

VVV · 10th February 2007, 01:14 PM

Thanks all,

I just found another Keris here in Stockholm that I couldn't resist so now it´s 101.

Michael

Dajak · 10th February 2007, 07:28 PM

Hi Michael an very nice one that one from Stockholm and this one also .

Are you not working anymore that you have so much time to search ??

Ben

Battara · 10th February 2007, 07:43 PM

Beautiful piece - the pamor is superb! (I think I have a similar pamor on one of my older kris.

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VVV · 10th February 2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dajak

Are you not working anymore that you have so much time to search ??

Ben

Hi Ben,

Actually the blades look me up by themeselves nowadays.
The Stockholm Kris phoned me up yesterday and asked if it could join the rest of the group.

Battara, please share some pictures of it with the rest of us.

Michael

kai · 10th February 2007, 10:38 PM

Congrats Michael,

That's an awesome kris! Gorgeous blade and also the pommel seems to be really neat...

It's the first one with worn through sogokan that I encountered. Speaks for its age and quality carvings, I guess. The blade tip is very interesting: Within the inlay final there is a kinda-rhomboidal depression right in front of where the twist core pattern stops - I wonder wether something (swaasa/silver plaque?) may have been attached here originally (it doesn't look like a delamination of the twist core which should be thicker anyway). I assume that this looks alike on both sides, doesn't it?

BTW, what's the link for #101? Please pass my phone number on to the groupies if you happen to get too many calls...

Regards,
Kai

VVV · 11th February 2007, 11:50 AM

Hi Kai,

I had a close look at the tip of the panel but I don't see any trace of other material. And it doesn't look the same at the reverse side?
But in case I misunderstood you I have attached two pictures of each side.

Kind regards,

Michael

kai · 13th February 2007, 12:00 AM

Hello Michael,

Quote:

I had a close look at the tip of the panel but I don't see any trace of other material.

No, any metal added would have been long gone.

Quote:

And it doesn't look the same at the reverse side?

Yes, there is also the same patch with missing twist core but it's too irregular to be a special feature, I guess. Seems that I was on the wrong track.

Still, I do wonder how this happened - a forging flaw at such a prominent place seems weird but what is it supposed to be?

Regards,
Kai

11th February 2007, 11:50 AM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Hi Kai, I had a close look at the tip of the panel but I don't see any trace of other material. And it doesn't look the same at the reverse side? But in case I misunderstood you I have attached two pictures of each side. Kind regards, Michael Attached Images

10th February 2007, 01:14 PM	#1
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Thanks all, I just found another Keris here in Stockholm that I couldn't resist so now it´s 101. Michael

10th February 2007, 07:28 PM	#2
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Michael an very nice one that one from Stockholm and this one also . Are you not working anymore that you have so much time to search ?? Ben

10th February 2007, 07:43 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	Beautiful piece - the pamor is superb! (I think I have a similar pamor on one of my older kris. ).

10th February 2007, 10:38 PM	#5
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Congrats Michael, That's an awesome kris! Gorgeous blade and also the pommel seems to be really neat... It's the first one with worn through sogokan that I encountered. Speaks for its age and quality carvings, I guess. The blade tip is very interesting: Within the inlay final there is a kinda-rhomboidal depression right in front of where the twist core pattern stops - I wonder wether something (swaasa/silver plaque?) may have been attached here originally (it doesn't look like a delamination of the twist core which should be thicker anyway). I assume that this looks alike on both sides, doesn't it? BTW, what's the link for #101? Please pass my phone number on to the groupies if you happen to get too many calls... Regards, Kai