for my birthday

[semar]

my birthday gift

[Maurice]

Congratulations Hans,

Didn't know it was your birthday!

We will have a drink together next week!

PS. you are getting old!

[Rick]

Close ups of the engraving ?

Handle; ivory stag or bone ?
I can't tell .
A close up of the handle would be much appreciated .

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Rick

Close ups of the engraving ?

Handle; ivory stag or bone ?
I can't tell .
A close up of the handle would be much appreciated .

Stag horn IMHO.

BTW, happy birthday retroaktiv Hans!

[semar]

rick

the handel is hoorn

regards semar

[asomotif]

Hello Hans,

Interesting silver work on the scabbard.
What style origin is it ?

As for the hilt.
Do you mean "hoorn" as in "hertshoorn" (= dutch for stag)

Ps. impressive piece, but maybe a silver uwer would be better matching ?

Best regards,
Willem

[semar]

hello willem
yes I mean hertshoorn
and styl this keris comes from bali

gr semar

[Rick]

The engraving looks fantastic !
Any close-ups of the engraving ?

[semar]

I will teak some picteurs tommorow

regards semar

[kai]

Best wishes for your birthday, Hans! Amazing collection!

The engraving looks fantastic !

Can we ascertain that this is Balinese work?

The hilt and blade look rather recent (or reworked) to me.

Regards,
Kai

[semar]

yes this is a balinees keris and aboud the age of this keris ??? but its hard to see whit the balinees keris because the polishing of the blad

[David]

Originally Posted by semar

yes this is a balinees keris and aboud the age of this keris ??? but its hard to see whit the balinees keris because the polishing of the blad

This blade doesn't appear to be in "Bali polish". I was assuming this was recent work given an aged look, but i could be wrong.

[kai]

Hello Hans,

this is a balinees keris and aboud the age of this keris ???

Yes, this is obviously a Bali-style keris. I was referring to the silverwork only though. I'd be interested wether these are traditional Balinese motifs. Workmanship looks fairly modern but I could be dead wrong...

Regards,
Kai

[kai]

Originally Posted by David

This blade doesn't appear to be in "Bali polish". I was assuming this was recent work given an aged look, but i could be wrong.

Yes, looks more like Jawa-style warangan done to resemble Bali-style. I seem to remember hints that warangan on Bali is nowadays done by Javanese/Madurese (or based on re-imported skills) - any new info on the current situation?

Regards,
Kai