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This Kris has been residing in my collection for a few years now. I cleaned it and etched it with PCB etchant. For some reason the ganya and the elephant's mouth cavity won't take to the etchant. What do you forumites think, stainless steel, highly unlikely. BTW the lower portion of the elephant's mouth is copper. I saw another Kris with the same type of ganya, I believe it was Ibeam's. Overall length 28", blade 23.5". The last photo is of the blade before the final polish.
How about the hilt, any particular name? Maybe an Indo name? As always all comments are welcomed and much appreciated. |
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That's interesting! Is it possible the ganga is silver or silver plate, Kino?
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Now that's interesting.....and beautiful!
![]() I wonder if it could also be nickel. I know it isn't affected by arsenic and lime on Indo keris. Perhaps it would resist PCB etchant as well. But Andrew has a point and it does look a bit like silver. Was the gangya tarnished before you etched? The blade certainly looks Moro, but i have never seen this type of hilt before. At first look it (the hilt) appears distictly un-Moro. Do you think this is a re-hilted blade? |
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Maybe I should have it assayed to see what the silver or nickle content is.
In Cato's book, pg. 61, a Kris with a similar type of hilt. I don't think it's a re-hilt. Here is what it looked like when I first got it. |
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Wow. Outstanding piece.
Steve |
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If that gangya has silver in it or is silver it would turn black with an etch .
Suspect that it is high nickel content alloy . The hilt reminds me of Borneo work without the inten . Also , is it just me or is that a pretty skinny tang on this sword . Could we possibly be looking at a genuine Borneo kris ? Last edited by Rick; 28th June 2006 at 03:43 PM. Reason: More thoughts |
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Here's how I think this was done. With the blade disassembled, the separate gangya and the top inch or so of the blade were electroplated -- possibly chromed. Then the plated portion of the main blade was lightly ground/polished back leaving only the elephant trunk area still plated. The main part of the blade was etched and the sword reassembled to create its present state.
The hilt is similar to those on some of the highly decorated smaller kris being produced in Lanao. In which case this one could be Maranao in origin. Ian. |
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I think that the hilt is a later style. I also agree with Rick - if the ganga were silver it would have turned black or very dark brown. Only chrome or possibly nickle would not react to the etchant.
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Nice lines to the blade. The pommel end of the hilt reminds me somewhat of the bowed head on Jawa demam keris hilts.
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wow, nice blade, kino! that shows one hell of a contrast.
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Hi what a nice piece some thimes you see this type off hilt on krissen from Borneo bandjarmasssin hilts with stones
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As per Kino's request.
Pics of the brass gangya. |
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I just came back from the Jeweler, he tested it and confirmed that it is Nickle with some silver content (German Silver).
Ibeam, thanks for posting a photo of your Kris. Thank you all for your thoughts and kind comments. Have a safe 4th all. Come back with all your fingers and toes. |
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Kino,
FYI - Nickel is German silver with a little copper in it. |
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I am pretty sure that 'German silver' ,'Nickle silver',and white brass are all the same thing,and none have any silver in them,heres the breakdown I have:
60% Copper 20% Nickle 20% Zinc |
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kino, kumusta?
i really like your sword, nice lamination. what is hilt made of? |
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![]() And i also think Justin is correct when he states that there isn't really any silver in what is referred to as German Silver. |
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Punal, I believe the hilt made from coin silver. Nice to hear from you.
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Although Ben is no longer with us on the forum journey, I believe this is what he was referring to.
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Silver turns black quickly in sulphur compounds . Egg yolk contains sulphur. A drop of egg yolk on the ganga will turn it black VERY quickly, depending on the silver content. Mine did.
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