Moro kris or Indonesian keris?

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Originally Posted by VVV

I am the guilty one of snatching this keris from Detlef.

Hello Michael,

I don't hold a grudge! Good that it went to the correct hands.

Originally Posted by VVV

I agree that the blade is Javanese and the sheath is Moro.
The hilt is of the old half Jawa Demam-variation that is now and then found on kris swords from North Borneo and, even more rare, from very early collected kris from the Philippines.

Thank you. Like said, somewhere is a thread where this hilt form is pictured in some examples, sadly I can't find it.

Originally Posted by VVV

My hunch is that his ensemble is a Javanese trade blade that was redressed in North Borneo.

Agree with you. Are you planning to restore the blade?

Regards,
Detlef