Bugis Riau Luk 5 Ujung Gunung

Alam Shah · 15th April 2012, 11:57 AM

I like the hilt. It's simple yet have a strong character to it.

dbhmgb · 15th April 2012, 12:09 PM

Thanks for all the great input! What would be a theory as to who made the sheath? A former owner?

BluErf · 15th April 2012, 02:30 PM

The blade looks like it is well-forged. It is slightly wider than most Riau Bugis kerises of the same form. The sheath is no good, but you may be able to get an old Riau sheath to fit the blade, or commission a new Riau style sheath. The form shd be like this.

BluErf · 15th April 2012, 02:34 PM

The highest form of this type of Riau keris is best represented by the golden keris owned by the Sultan of Riau-Lingga. Note the similarities between your blade and the royal keris. Of course, the royal keris is immaculately forged and shaped; the archetype of its kind.

dbhmgb · 15th April 2012, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BluErf

The blade looks like it is well-forged. It is slightly wider than most Riau Bugis kerises of the same form. The sheath is no good, but you may be able to get an old Riau sheath to fit the blade, or commission a new Riau style sheath. The form shd be like this.

Where does one buy a used sheath?

David · 15th April 2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dbhmgb

Where does one buy a used sheath?

Dan, as i believe Alam Shah mentioned on your other thread, we all come to collect keris for different reasons and collect and maintain our collections to suit our own perimeters. In regards to this sheath, i would personally be fine just keeping it as is. No, it is not up to the general specifications that keris dress from this area try to meet and it certainly is no where near the Royal dress which Bluerf has shown here. BUT....this is not a royal court keris. The sheath was obvious made specifically for this blade in a traditional setting and context. It is village work for a village keris, but for me it has a certain character that has collectable value to my eye regardless of it not being a perfect form. It would be far too frustrating (and unaffordable) for me personally to collect keris with perfection of ideal form in mind. What i do insist on in my collection is "character".

dbhmgb · 15th April 2012, 08:26 PM

You speak words of wisdom. As you can tell, I'm all over the place regarding my collection. As a new collector, I really didn't give much thought to what direction I'd take in regards to parameters for a collection. I just bought a few that were prestented to me at an affordable rate and the rest are ones that caught my eye and I could afford.

As for the sheath, I really didn't intend to replace it - I just wondered where a guy in my location could buy a sheath for a keris. After reading the comments, I looked at this keris in its sheath and could see that someone took care to make a warangka that fit the blade very well and it just seems right! And it indeed adds character to the keris!

15th April 2012, 12:09 PM	#2
dbhmgb Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 112	Thanks for all the great input! What would be a theory as to who made the sheath? A former owner? Last edited by dbhmgb; 15th April 2012 at 02:54 PM.

15th April 2012, 02:30 PM	#3
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	The blade looks like it is well-forged. It is slightly wider than most Riau Bugis kerises of the same form. The sheath is no good, but you may be able to get an old Riau sheath to fit the blade, or commission a new Riau style sheath. The form shd be like this. Attached Images

15th April 2012, 02:34 PM	#4
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	The highest form of this type of Riau keris is best represented by the golden keris owned by the Sultan of Riau-Lingga. Note the similarities between your blade and the royal keris. Of course, the royal keris is immaculately forged and shaped; the archetype of its kind. Attached Images

15th April 2012, 11:57 AM	#1
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	I like the hilt. It's simple yet have a strong character to it.

15th April 2012, 08:26 PM	#7
dbhmgb Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 112	You speak words of wisdom. As you can tell, I'm all over the place regarding my collection. As a new collector, I really didn't give much thought to what direction I'd take in regards to parameters for a collection. I just bought a few that were prestented to me at an affordable rate and the rest are ones that caught my eye and I could afford. As for the sheath, I really didn't intend to replace it - I just wondered where a guy in my location could buy a sheath for a keris. After reading the comments, I looked at this keris in its sheath and could see that someone took care to make a warangka that fit the blade very well and it just seems right! And it indeed adds character to the keris!