"Armour Piercing Keris" ???

Kulino · 20th December 2016, 11:26 AM

Any idea about age?
What does the kinatah tell? As far as I can tell it is a kind of lotus. Nothing like an anggrek.

A. G. Maisey · 20th December 2016, 07:02 PM

Please let me have a good, clear close-up of the base of the blade, taken at 90 degrees.

I may or may not be able to give an opinion.

Kulino · 20th December 2016, 07:38 PM

thank you for your trouble

A. G. Maisey · 20th December 2016, 07:43 PM

Based upon what I can see in the photos, this is a North Coast Jawa tombak, probably classifiable as Tuban, quality is not as fine as I had thought from the previous photos, the factor that puts it into a lower class being that it is metuk iras.

I am not prepared to take any guesses at age, nor at the design factors.

Kulino · 21st December 2016, 03:44 PM

Dear Alan,
Could you please elaborate on the Mentuk Iras?

David · 21st December 2016, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kulino

Dear Alan,
Could you please elaborate on the Mentuk Iras?

I am sure that Alan will be able to elaborate further, but he is referring to the metuk as being all one piece with the pesi. It was not a piece added on and welded in place.

Kulino · 21st December 2016, 06:39 PM

I understand. The thing is that I have never made the connection between quality and a welded of separate mentuk. I tend to look at the material, the finish and the sound pitch of the metal. Let's here what Alan has to say about this.

20th December 2016, 07:38 PM	#3
Kulino Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 84	thank you for your trouble Attached Images

20th December 2016, 11:26 AM	#1
Kulino Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 84	Any idea about age? What does the kinatah tell? As far as I can tell it is a kind of lotus. Nothing like an anggrek.

20th December 2016, 07:02 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Please let me have a good, clear close-up of the base of the blade, taken at 90 degrees. I may or may not be able to give an opinion.

20th December 2016, 07:43 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Based upon what I can see in the photos, this is a North Coast Jawa tombak, probably classifiable as Tuban, quality is not as fine as I had thought from the previous photos, the factor that puts it into a lower class being that it is metuk iras. I am not prepared to take any guesses at age, nor at the design factors.

21st December 2016, 03:44 PM	#5
Kulino Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 84	Dear Alan, Could you please elaborate on the Mentuk Iras?

21st December 2016, 06:39 PM	#7
Kulino Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 84	I understand. The thing is that I have never made the connection between quality and a welded of separate mentuk. I tend to look at the material, the finish and the sound pitch of the metal. Let's here what Alan has to say about this.