My new keris

A. G. Maisey · 1st March 2011, 08:41 PM

No David, there is not.

I first saw it in 1974, and my guess is that it is probably from either the 1960's or first 40 years of 20th century.

I emphasise "guess".

Gustav · 3rd September 2011, 02:59 PM

There is a kris with molar hilt, which is almost a twin to this one: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=keris+molar,
also a very huge exemplar, much to big for the keris (judging from aesthetics of today), which itself is not small. It came to Historical Museum of Bern in 1914 as part of the Moser-Charlottenfels collection.

This means, this hilt (and kris) almost surely was collected before 1876, definitely before 1893.

3rd September 2011, 02:59 PM	#2
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	There is a kris with molar hilt, which is almost a twin to this one: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=keris+molar, also a very huge exemplar, much to big for the keris (judging from aesthetics of today), which itself is not small. It came to Historical Museum of Bern in 1914 as part of the Moser-Charlottenfels collection. This means, this hilt (and kris) almost surely was collected before 1876, definitely before 1893. Last edited by Gustav; 3rd September 2011 at 07:44 PM. Reason: wrong spelling

1st March 2011, 08:41 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	No David, there is not. I first saw it in 1974, and my guess is that it is probably from either the 1960's or first 40 years of 20th century. I emphasise "guess".