Sraits(?), Malay(?), need your opinion

[Gavin Nugent]

Some dress is revered and retained through one's lifetime.
Some are repairs with inserts of horn or timber, to lift the blade to appropriate placement within the dress.
Such things can be done in favour of other blades such as this example was.

With regards to this example, the sampir has received the insert as pictured, the rare hulu has received a new horn covering below the beltline, and the butnut is also fixed with an unassuming horn type.

Quite the complete overhaul for it's replacement blade.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

Some dress is revered and retained through one's lifetime.
Some are repairs with inserts of horn or timber, to lift the blade to appropriate placement within the dress.
Such things can be done in favour of other blades such as this example was.

With regards to this example, the sampir has received the insert as pictured, the rare hulu has received a new horn covering below the beltline, and the butnut is also fixed with an unassuming horn type.

Quite the complete overhaul for it's replacement blade.

Hello Gav,

I own several keris where I have let a wood restorer do similar "repairs" to fit a sarung for a blade, I thought it's worth getting a proper sarung!

Regards,
Detlef

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I thought it's worth getting a proper sarung!

Hello Detlef,

I am not entirely understanding this?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

Hello Detlef,

I am not entirely understanding this?

Hello Gav,

I must have been unclear, sorry! I wanted to express that I have some keris blades that I had a sheath fitted to them by a restorer. Similar to what happened with your keris shown.

Regards,
Detlef

[David]

Just thought i would add this old example of a sheath that has been adjusted to fit a newer blade. I really cannot tell for sure, but this appears to have been done with some kind of resin which has now cracked from age. At least the inserted material does not seem to be wood.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by David

Just thought i would add this old example of a sheath that has been adjusted to fit a newer blade. I really cannot tell for sure, but this appears to have been done with some kind of resin which has now cracked from age. At least the inserted material does not seem to be wood.

Hello David,

Here a similar, most probably local, adjustment with some sort of resin.

Regards,
Detlef

[David]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello David,

Here a similar, most probably local, adjustment with some sort of resin.

Regards,
Detlef

Yes, very much the same approach as mine. Thanks for posting yours!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I must have been unclear, sorry! I wanted to express that I have some keris blades that I had a sheath fitted to them by a restorer. Similar to what happened with your keris shown.

Here are two samples of such a restoration.