Nice Kris

[mrwizard]

Very beautiful piece indeed

Originally Posted by Maurice

What's the purpose of the clamp here?
It looks very attractive, but I guess that's the only thing why it is there: as decoration?
So this probably is a "show off" piece or could it be ceremonial?

From the photos it looks like the clamp is attached to a rivet going through the kris. So this would be not only be a very attractive but also a very functional clamp

Best Regards,
Thilo