Battered kris

Emanuel · 14th October 2007, 01:46 AM

Hello,

I just got a kris from the bay. I had been looking for one but prices have gone up the last couple of months. This one was cheap and although it is quite battered it looks like it has lots of character.

It is 25.5" overall with a 22" blade. From the sellers pics it looks like the blade is reasonably thick at the base and the ricikan are in the round, not just cut out in proifile like some of the apparently newer pieces. I don't see any sign of a separate gonjo so perhaps it is post-1930.
The ricikan appear intact and the baca-baca are both in place. The blade has several nicks - one of which is quite large - towards the upper 1/3, but what's strange is that they are on what would be the back edge of the sword.

The hilt seems to be in shambles and will require some work. The scabbard has seen better days but only two brass rings are missing, and it is serviceable.

I'm thinking this'll be a fun restoration project.

Comments and thoughts of any kind would be most appreciated.
Emanuel

14th October 2007, 01:46 AM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Battered kris Hello, I just got a kris from the bay. I had been looking for one but prices have gone up the last couple of months. This one was cheap and although it is quite battered it looks like it has lots of character. It is 25.5" overall with a 22" blade. From the sellers pics it looks like the blade is reasonably thick at the base and the ricikan are in the round, not just cut out in proifile like some of the apparently newer pieces. I don't see any sign of a separate gonjo so perhaps it is post-1930. The ricikan appear intact and the baca-baca are both in place. The blade has several nicks - one of which is quite large - towards the upper 1/3, but what's strange is that they are on what would be the back edge of the sword. The hilt seems to be in shambles and will require some work. The scabbard has seen better days but only two brass rings are missing, and it is serviceable. I'm thinking this'll be a fun restoration project. Comments and thoughts of any kind would be most appreciated. Emanuel Attached Images Last edited by Manolo; 14th October 2007 at 02:29 AM.