Kris Handle and Lion Scabbard

simatua · 16th November 2011, 07:04 PM

Most of the time the blades are poor quality,
sometimes you get lucky.

Here's mine which i aquired lately. It had a very rusty blade. after cleaning the pamor did come out nicely.

It had been hanging many years on a wall of an Old KNIL soldier, who brought it in the fifties to the Netherlands.

compared to many others , this is a big one 43 cm blade, total 60 cm.

A. G. Maisey · 16th November 2011, 08:46 PM

Yes Detlef, you're right, I was talking about well carved older examples. Something like these two:-

16th November 2011, 07:04 PM	#1
simatua Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 69	Most of the time the blades are poor quality, sometimes you get lucky. Here's mine which i aquired lately. It had a very rusty blade. after cleaning the pamor did come out nicely. It had been hanging many years on a wall of an Old KNIL soldier, who brought it in the fifties to the Netherlands. compared to many others , this is a big one 43 cm blade, total 60 cm. Attached Images

16th November 2011, 08:46 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Yes Detlef, you're right, I was talking about well carved older examples. Something like these two:- Attached Images