Bali Keris for comment

nechesh · 15th August 2005, 04:44 PM

Sweet! Beautiful pamor! My guesstimate would be late 19th-early 20th. Pinpointing dates would be fairly impossible without any provenence, but this type of blade could have come out of Bali anytime between 1880s-1930s. The sandang walikat sheath is probably made some time later and could very well be new. Nice alternating wood panel down the front. Works well with the pelet wood hilt. I don't know the name off-hand, but i really enjoy this type of dapur that has luks and then goes straight at the end of the blade. The ricikan on this keris appear very nicely executed, though i would love to see some better photos (focussed, better exposed).

15th August 2005, 04:44 PM	#6
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Sweet! Beautiful pamor! My guesstimate would be late 19th-early 20th. Pinpointing dates would be fairly impossible without any provenence, but this type of blade could have come out of Bali anytime between 1880s-1930s. The sandang walikat sheath is probably made some time later and could very well be new. Nice alternating wood panel down the front. Works well with the pelet wood hilt. I don't know the name off-hand, but i really enjoy this type of dapur that has luks and then goes straight at the end of the blade. The ricikan on this keris appear very nicely executed, though i would love to see some better photos (focussed, better exposed).