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I bought this keris from a dutch family.
The owner was mid 40's and the keris once belonged to her grandfather. So it probably came from Indonesia just before or just after WW2. I must say that such a bring back keris confuses me. The blade is very simple. is it sumatra ? bugis ? or even malay ? The fit in the scabbard is perfect. Please give me your opinion / comments. |
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Hi Willem,
congrats, nice keris. Blade is sepokal form, strong Bugis influence and I am sure that the blade will show after etching a nice pamor, maybe ujung gunung. Would place this keris somewhere between Sumatra and Peninsula. Could be a Bugis Riau keris. ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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Hello Detlef,
Thank you for the help. Sepokal. Bugis influence . But if I check other sepokal blades I see that they often have the blade edges that are so typical of bugis blades. So , would we call this blade Bugis ? or can it be another area ? |
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I fully agree with Sajen and would also attribute this kris to Bugis Riau but am open to other opinions. Not all Bugis blades have gusen on the edges!
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I guess I will start cleaning the blade and see if I can trace some pamor ![]() |
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I believe that you will see some pamor if you clean and stain the blade properly, see attached examples of Bugis blades after and before treatment ... ![]() Regards |
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