|
2nd September 2024, 04:16 AM | #1 |
EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,200
|
I find it interesting that the inner core of the blade is very wavy whereas the edges are shallower and not matching as much.
I agree that this is probably earlier than mid-19c and the smith was a true master. Also, I noticed that the engraved lines going down both sides of the blade once had silver inlay. Thanks for posting this Ray! |
3rd September 2024, 12:03 PM | #2 |
Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
Posts: 4,167
|
|
5th September 2024, 02:26 AM | #3 | |
Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 640
|
Quote:
It can also be a combination of those factors. I've seen at least 3 other Sulu kalis from the late 1800s-early 1900s era which also had shallow waves (and one of them was also twistcore). But admittedly, mine is the shallowest of them all |
|
5th September 2024, 02:41 PM | #4 | |
Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
Posts: 4,167
|
Quote:
|
|
5th September 2024, 08:39 PM | #5 |
EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,200
|
|
6th September 2024, 06:06 AM | #6 |
Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 640
|
|
9th September 2024, 12:55 PM | #7 |
Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
Posts: 4,167
|
Hi xas,
Here is another Sulu kalis of roughly the same time period as yours. It sold at auction recently for a surprising high amount IMHO. It also shows shallow waves and edge hardening, with a tall gangya. The blade appears to be Maguindanao in manufacture, based on the arrangement of the secar kacang/gandhik and the horizontal jalen. The silver mounted hilt has a circular pommel with an interesting design engraved on its silver butte plate—two squares enclosing a pentagram. It looks to me that this kris started out with one asang asang (two-piece construction) and had a second asang asang added later (no protrusion along the hilt visible and the engraving is different). I think it started life as a Maguindnao kris and at some point was redressed with a Sulu hilt and an extra asang asang was added. . Last edited by Ian; 9th September 2024 at 01:06 PM. |
|
|