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23rd November 2010, 10:27 PM | #1 |
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Unknown Hilt
Things are a bit quiet here lately, so I thought I'd throw this hilt into the ring and see what thoughts on origin might be generated.
It has puzzled me for a long time. Anybody got any ideas where it might come from? |
23rd November 2010, 11:34 PM | #2 |
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It looks like a fusion between badek and keris bugis hilt.
Last edited by Gustav; 23rd November 2010 at 11:58 PM. |
24th November 2010, 01:00 AM | #3 |
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Hello Alan,
AFAIK this type of hilt is associated with the Jambi region - pics of some more examples can be found in Karsten's kris disk. Your hilt seems to be another nice flamboyant variant! Regards, Kai |
24th November 2010, 01:20 AM | #4 |
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Thanks Kai.
It came off a Peninsula style keris --- the owner wouldn't sell me the keris, but he replaced this hilt with an ivory one and let me have the hilt. |
24th November 2010, 02:00 AM | #5 |
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Hello Alan,
can give the same information like Kai, I know this style as Jambi hilt. Look for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8196 Best regards, Detlef |
24th November 2010, 03:50 AM | #6 |
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Forgive Detlef, but this doesn't look like the same same style hilt at all.
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