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22nd March 2008, 05:14 AM | #1 |
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Executioner's Keris For Comment
Hi All
I picked this up last week at the show. Seems to be an old one but from where? Blade is 21" long the hilt is horn. Lew |
22nd March 2008, 07:53 AM | #2 |
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Good Keris Panjang. But I think the hilt is not the right form.
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22nd March 2008, 04:18 PM | #3 |
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Newsteel
This may be an older hilt form everything is very tight and seems original to the package that is why I posted it. Usually the ones I have seen in the past have an slightly curved hilts. There is a hollowed section or hole in the butt of the hilt that extends about a third of the way down and I can see the end of the pesi. Lew |
23rd March 2008, 06:12 AM | #4 |
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Hello Lew,
Good Sumatran blade, I guess. I also don't think that the hilt is original; seems more like a western hemisphere replacement... Regards, Kai |
25th March 2008, 06:45 PM | #5 |
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The hilt is indeed a bit western influenced imho.
Enclosed one I recenlty bought for comparison. Also not the most elaborate of hiltforms. |
25th March 2008, 09:46 PM | #6 |
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Nusa Tenggara Hilt?
Hullo everybody,
As the Keris Panjang is extant all over the archipelago, I would lean towards a Nusa Tenggara hilt (MVHO, anyway). Best. |
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