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Alam Shah · 15th March 2005, 04:20 PM

The sheath is the typical Javanese Wrangka Gayaman.
The hilt (ukiran) looks Sulawesi Bugis style.
The hilt cup looks like simplified brass Bugis cup. (Not original to the handle, though).
Correction: For keris blade...look at later posts...

15th March 2005, 04:20 PM	#2
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	initial opinion... The sheath is the typical Javanese Wrangka Gayaman. The hilt (ukiran) looks Sulawesi Bugis style. The hilt cup looks like simplified brass Bugis cup. (Not original to the handle, though). Correction: For keris blade...look at later posts... Last edited by Alam Shah; 15th March 2005 at 11:23 PM. Reason: correction