Mendaks?
 

Hi guys due to personal experience :p and of others buying keris that have decent old blades but are sometimes let down by poor fittings[fitted for whatever reason].Now if a person wanted to fit a new handle more befitting the blade you can just look on a certain well known electronic auction site for a large selection but where can you get a decent mendak?sometimes a keris can be let down by the mendak alone.The scabbard is another matter :)

Hello capt.

I'm not sure if this information is usefull because we live in a different country but for a simple old javanese mendak i'd go to large collectors events. if you want a more rare sumatran or bugi etc. that's a problem. you would have to know the right people. Sometimes it is possible to buy a keris without a scabbard but with a nice correct mendak so you can switch.
Just curious > for what kinda keris are you looking?

good luck

Another source for mendek besides auctions or eBay ( :rolleyes: ) is one of our formites Adni at his website (Singapore). I have purchased from him before and was pleased (thanks Adni :D ). Here is his site:

www.geocities.com/keris4u

If he does not have what you want, tell him what you need.

Capt. I don't want to advertise here for anyone, but if you contact me privately i can direct you to both well made Javanese and Bali mendaks made of real stones and precious metals. :)

Thanks for your replies ladds most helpful :D Nechesh you have mail :)

Here are some examples of Bugis and Malay ferrules, or "pendoko" as they're called in Malay. Very diffrent from Javanese or Balinese mendaks.