51 luk keris with Naga

asomotif · 11th July 2008, 11:52 AM

I bought this 51 luk keris with a brass ? naga.

It comes from a collection that was built up around 30 years ago.
I bought it together with a keris holder and the seller only wanted to sell it as a set.

Any ideas on the age of this keris ? is it an original item ?
Any info or comments are welcome.

asomotif · 11th July 2008, 11:55 AM

more pics / also of the keris holder tha came with it.

VVV · 11th July 2008, 01:02 PM

Nice kerisholder

Michael

sjors · 11th July 2008, 01:16 PM

I realy like the kerisholder and its a nice keris but I wonder (so correct me if I'm wrong): is it really 51 luk or is it "reshaped" (so did someone "helped" it to become a 51 luk keris?)...

sjors · 11th July 2008, 03:16 PM

Sorry: did someone help it to "become" a 51 luk keris?...

David · 11th July 2008, 03:55 PM

Yeah, i like the keris holder as well. The keris itself looks like it has been seriously reshaped. You can see that the grain of the metal does not go with the curves of the blade. The naga was probably added at the same time. Not a very skilled job. Seeing this done to a keris saddens me.

11th July 2008, 11:52 AM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	51 luk keris with Naga I bought this 51 luk keris with a brass ? naga. It comes from a collection that was built up around 30 years ago. I bought it together with a keris holder and the seller only wanted to sell it as a set. Any ideas on the age of this keris ? is it an original item ? Any info or comments are welcome. Attached Images

11th July 2008, 11:55 AM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	more pics more pics / also of the keris holder tha came with it. Attached Images

11th July 2008, 01:02 PM	#3
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Nice kerisholder Michael

11th July 2008, 01:16 PM	#4
sjors Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 68	I realy like the kerisholder and its a nice keris but I wonder (so correct me if I'm wrong): is it really 51 luk or is it "reshaped" (so did someone "helped" it to become a 51 luk keris?)...

11th July 2008, 03:16 PM	#5
sjors Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 68	Sorry: did someone help it to "become" a 51 luk keris?...

11th July 2008, 03:55 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,162	Yeah, i like the keris holder as well. The keris itself looks like it has been seriously reshaped. You can see that the grain of the metal does not go with the curves of the blade. The naga was probably added at the same time. Not a very skilled job. Seeing this done to a keris saddens me.