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Old 28th April 2024, 04:52 PM   #31
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Old 28th April 2024, 10:42 PM   #32
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Depending on the construction of the hilt, the length of the tang might be a lot easier to test than the roundness of the tang. On my example above, a refrigerator magnet will stick to the hilt (thus indicating ferrous material) at any point between the ganja and the ivory pommel.

Also, I'll be seeing local former forum member this weekend, who happens to have an archaic Kris with a round tang. I'll check to see if his Kris has the gap.

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Took me longer than expected to get them, but here's pics of Federico's round-tanged kris.
It does in fact have the gap.
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Old 29th April 2024, 07:46 AM   #33
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Leif, thank you so much for those pictures. There is a lot of similarity with the example I posted at the top of this thread. Again, there seems to be a strong Bugis influence, and the "bulge" below the mouth is present as well as the gap between the blade and gangya in that area. Obviously another very old example. Am I seeing some flattening of the left side of the tang in the third picture? Do you a measurement for the length of the tang?


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Old 1st May 2024, 06:31 PM   #34
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Am I seeing some flattening of the left side of the tang in the third picture? Do you a measurement for the length of the tang?
I think that's just a trick of the pictures. Let's just say that these photos were not taken in a studio.
I don't have tang measures, but could probably get them in the future.

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