23 luk Bali Keris for comments

asomotif · 4th March 2009, 05:28 PM

Erik,

Seems like a very good keris considering the staining and finish as David already stated.

Do you have a picture of the point of the keris ?
With the new made keris we see today, they don't manage to keep the pamor in the shape of the blade.
At the base of the keris it looks nice but towards the point the pamor just 'blurs' away.

So it will be nice to see how this looks on an old keris.

Jussi M. · 4th March 2009, 08:01 PM

Neat blade but I especially like the hilt

David · 4th March 2009, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jussi M.

Neat blade but I especially like the hilt

Yeah, this is a nice example of this "accordian" style hilt, but i would gladly trade it and many more like it for a blade like this. A old 23 luk blade is a rare occurance i believe and the quality of this one seems fairly high.

erikscollectables · 4th March 2009, 09:10 PM

Here some additional pictures as requested

David · 4th March 2009, 10:02 PM

Lovely!

asomotif · 4th March 2009, 10:37 PM

Thanks Erik,

Perfect how the pamor ends in the point.
Really nice blade(apart from all those luks, I am more a 'between 3 and 9 luk' type of guy

)

As for 'accordeon' hilts. Here is a nice one too.

BluErf · 5th March 2009, 02:45 PM

Nice keri! Though I find the tip form a little unusual. So far, the older Balinese kerises I've seen in publications have rounded, dome-shaped tip.

Is this style indicative of a particular era/region of manufacture?

4th March 2009, 09:10 PM	#4
erikscollectables Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 318	Pictures Here some additional pictures as requested Attached Images

4th March 2009, 10:37 PM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	Thanks Erik, Perfect how the pamor ends in the point. Really nice blade(apart from all those luks, I am more a 'between 3 and 9 luk' type of guy ) As for 'accordeon' hilts. Here is a nice one too. Attached Images

4th March 2009, 05:28 PM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	Erik, Seems like a very good keris considering the staining and finish as David already stated. Do you have a picture of the point of the keris ? With the new made keris we see today, they don't manage to keep the pamor in the shape of the blade. At the base of the keris it looks nice but towards the point the pamor just 'blurs' away. So it will be nice to see how this looks on an old keris.

4th March 2009, 08:01 PM	#2
Jussi M. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 235	Neat blade but I especially like the hilt

4th March 2009, 10:02 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,127	Lovely!

5th March 2009, 02:45 PM	#7
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Nice keri! Though I find the tip form a little unusual. So far, the older Balinese kerises I've seen in publications have rounded, dome-shaped tip. Is this style indicative of a particular era/region of manufacture?