Maguindanao twistcore Kris.

Gustav · 10th April 2018, 01:30 PM

Dear All,

something a bit unusual.

At 59,4 cm quite huge. It has 6 bars at the base of blade, the highest number I have seen on Kris so far, and 4 bars until the tip. The welding is done remarkably well.

Besides that it has two unusual features that distinguish it from the rather uniform group of similar Maguindanao blades - a slightly different fullering at the base (it concerns a feature called Tikel Alis in Javanese Keris terminology);
and the end of the middle panel - it's closed like an gothic arch, quite near to the tip.

The curl at the end of "elephants trunk" is done very finely.

10th April 2018, 01:30 PM	#1
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,247	Maguindanao twistcore Kris. Dear All, something a bit unusual. At 59,4 cm quite huge. It has 6 bars at the base of blade, the highest number I have seen on Kris so far, and 4 bars until the tip. The welding is done remarkably well. Besides that it has two unusual features that distinguish it from the rather uniform group of similar Maguindanao blades - a slightly different fullering at the base (it concerns a feature called Tikel Alis in Javanese Keris terminology); and the end of the middle panel - it's closed like an gothic arch, quite near to the tip. The curl at the end of "elephants trunk" is done very finely. Attached Images