Early jungayyan kris

DaveS · 21st February 2014, 08:50 PM

Here is an old jungayyan kris with an ivory pommel. Blade is 19 inches long, 24 inches overall. Pommel is 6 inches from tip to tip and 2 1/2 inches wide. Band near ivory has a suassa look to it,while the other band is silver. No scabbard..........Dave.

Battara · 21st February 2014, 10:04 PM

Nice piece. The blade is certainly an early blade. Regarding the band on top, it is Maguindanao work. The blade does look Sulu, but I am not as sure about this.

David · 21st February 2014, 11:50 PM

Always nice looking at these "archaic" style kris and certainly one of these is on my wish list. I do wonder when this junggayan pommel met this hilt as it does not seem original to me, nor does the top band. But i still wouldn't kick this baby down the block for not being 100% original.

It shouldn't be too hard to test your suassa theory by having it tested. Doesn't look that way in the pics, but photos are deceptive.

Battara · 22nd February 2014, 03:35 AM

David you are right. The blade is certainly much older than the whole hilt. Not unheard of though. There are other examples of these blades later wedded to this type of hilt. The blade was definitely regarded as the true pusaka.

21st February 2014, 08:50 PM	#1
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Early jungayyan kris Here is an old jungayyan kris with an ivory pommel. Blade is 19 inches long, 24 inches overall. Pommel is 6 inches from tip to tip and 2 1/2 inches wide. Band near ivory has a suassa look to it,while the other band is silver. No scabbard..........Dave. Attached Images

21st February 2014, 10:04 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Nice piece. The blade is certainly an early blade. Regarding the band on top, it is Maguindanao work. The blade does look Sulu, but I am not as sure about this.

21st February 2014, 11:50 PM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,127	Always nice looking at these "archaic" style kris and certainly one of these is on my wish list. I do wonder when this junggayan pommel met this hilt as it does not seem original to me, nor does the top band. But i still wouldn't kick this baby down the block for not being 100% original. It shouldn't be too hard to test your suassa theory by having it tested. Doesn't look that way in the pics, but photos are deceptive.

22nd February 2014, 03:35 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	David you are right. The blade is certainly much older than the whole hilt. Not unheard of though. There are other examples of these blades later wedded to this type of hilt. The blade was definitely regarded as the true pusaka.