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Old 22nd March 2008, 04:14 AM   #1
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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.


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Old 22nd March 2008, 06:53 AM   #2
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Good Keris Panjang. But I think the hilt is not the right form.
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Old 22nd March 2008, 03:18 PM   #3
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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.

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Old 23rd March 2008, 05:12 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...

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Old 25th March 2008, 05:45 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.
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Old 25th March 2008, 08:46 PM   #6
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Hullo everybody,

As the Keris Panjang is extant all over the archipelago, I would lean towards a Nusa Tenggara hilt (MVHO, anyway).

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