the first is very often identified as Batara Bayu , although this one seems to miss some elements ( in the right hand there should be an object which some call a vessel and others a mirro) which identify this as such . This is the balinese version of an Hindu god of the winds.
I am afraid that these hilts vary greatly in quality. I had one too and at some point I sold it because I wasn't convinced that it would be nicely fitting the kris it was on.
The second hilt, I am afraid, is of a type that equips very often krises made for the tourist market and , I believe is of no great quality at all.
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