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Not going to mention the seller as he is on the forum and can chime in if he wants to. If you saw the listing ya'all know who it is anyway.
![]() I read the description very carefully and looked at the pics even closer. I am a firm believer in buy the sword not the story. However in this case I think the story was spot on, if not a little understated! I do think it is closer to 18th than 19th century. If it is 19th it is very early. It as more in common with my archaic pieces then it has differences. Full disclaimer; I am pretty much a sucker for the archaic ones. When I saw the pics I did think there could be a twist core under there. Upon closer inspection, I don't think so but the laminations are killer. |
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When I saw it on Ebay, I thought it has some distinct features similar to my Kris here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26349 I would say 3rd quarter of 19th cent. |
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Mine is 3 inches longer.
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Hello Mike,
That's a cute little kris! I don't see any features that would suggest an early origin - there also are some later examples with short blades, even from Mindanao. From my experience, I'd have placed this at the last quarter of the 19th century (especially based on the angled separation line and the hilt style which also seems to be a later development). The provenance of Gustav's kris may suggest that this style could possibly date a tad earlier; some more examples with reliable provenance would certainly be needed to validate this hypothesis. To sum things up, I believe that what you might interpret as resembling archaic kris is mainly the result of miniaturization and possibly somewhat lesser craftsmanship. Regards, Kai |
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