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Hi friends,
A copper-hilted kris from the collection of my father. Maranao, half wavy (3-lok) and half-straight(ranti type). Circa 1900-1920. The only kris in my father's collection that has a copper-weave on its hilt. What do you call the pommel design on this blade? And I was just wondering- could this be a twist-core type of a kris? Enjoy, Yves |
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Need close ups of the blade to be sure.
Usually this type of blade doesn't have a twist core. It appears to be Maguindanao in origin. |
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I see no evidence that this blade had a stirrup (asang asang) when the handle was bound with copper wire.
The blade does appear to have a separate gangya. I'd guess this is not the original wrap on this handle; but it must have looked pretty good when polished. |
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The pommel can be classified as a kakatua.
Blade has 5 waves, limaseko. Battara has already addressed the twist-core question. |
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Hi Yves,
I agree with what others have said. It is hard to know if this one had an asang asang, as Rick has noted. However, there is a groove where such a structure could have fitted (see arrows on attached picture). If you are thinking of restoring the hilt, that would be the time to add one if you wanted to. The difficult part is finding a craftsman who could make one from silver. Ian. Last edited by Ian; 12th August 2020 at 06:46 AM. Reason: Added picture |
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Since Yves lives in the Philippines he may stand a much better chance of finding someone to be able to craft an asang asang for him. There are still a good number of blade smiths there turning out edged weapons of this type. I see no reason why it need be crafted from silver however. AFAIK most asang asang were not made of precious metals. ![]() Last edited by David; 12th August 2020 at 03:02 AM. |
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