Patrem keris for comment

Lew · 22nd January 2008, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I tend to agree with Lew on this one. Lew, is the sheath definitely made for this keris? Does it fit perfectly? It seems equally well crafted as the blade and would seem a nicely made tourist ensemble, especially if the dress is original. What material is the white piece on the sheath? Is it bone or ivory?
It would seem to me that most keris from the northern peninsula tend towards being pamorless, so i don't think that is an indication of anything.

Is it just that patrems are unknown on the peninsula?

David

What material is the white piece on the sheath? Is it bone or ivory?

It is a horn tip at the bottom of the scabbard the white piece is bone I think..

Lew

Alam Shah · 23rd January 2008, 12:20 AM

Lew,
The greneng works perhap to reflect the artistic nature of this piece. Compare the other 'keris pendek', (short keris) with this. Btw, what I meant by 'hardening' is actually 'tempering'. Can you take a closer shot of the base of the blade (sor-soran) area, the whole blade and a close-up of the blade tip. Souvenir pieces do have varying quality levels.

David,
True, there are many pamorless blades in the peninsular. I didn't mean that no pamor equals to a tourist blade, by default. There are many excellent pieces out there which are pamorless. Let see the close-up before I comment further... I've been wrong before.

What is your opinion on the piece that I've attached?

23rd January 2008, 12:20 AM	#2
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Lew, The greneng works perhap to reflect the artistic nature of this piece. Compare the other 'keris pendek', (short keris) with this. Btw, what I meant by 'hardening' is actually 'tempering'. Can you take a closer shot of the base of the blade (sor-soran) area, the whole blade and a close-up of the blade tip. Souvenir pieces do have varying quality levels. David, True, there are many pamorless blades in the peninsular. I didn't mean that no pamor equals to a tourist blade, by default. There are many excellent pieces out there which are pamorless. Let see the close-up before I comment further... I've been wrong before. What is your opinion on the piece that I've attached? Attached Images Last edited by Alam Shah; 23rd January 2008 at 01:48 AM.