Hi every body

Singo Barong · 22nd May 2008, 05:17 AM

Dear Moderator,

Thank you very much for allow me join this group.
hello every one, my name ridho (i love singo barong style, thats why i used it as my nick name

).
i knew keris incidentally, went i went travel to Nusa Tenggara Barat province,
some one offer me to "mahar" the majapahit keris (luk 7).this is my first keris and i loved it some much. an the learning process continue, especially when i met dana (wos wutah) and his uncle "romo" who have nice and rare keris, they made me understand how remarkable they are.
i have new keris, the owner said it was keris bethok tangguh majapahit, but i am not sure, because the dhapur singo barong luk 3, as far as know bethok is simple and straight keris. is it really bethok from majapahit

?.
so pleaseee every one help me with this matter

.

thank you, and nice to know you all.
ridho "Singo Barong"

Rick · 22nd May 2008, 03:44 PM

Hi Ridho, welcome to the warung .

Close up pictures of the keris will be helpful .

ferrylaki · 23rd May 2008, 02:46 AM

Welcome to the forum Ridho.
Let me introduce my self, my name is Ferry
from Jakarta Indonesia.

Could you profide close up pictures for us?

Singo Barong · 23rd May 2008, 04:54 AM

Dear All,

first i like nto say thank you to rick and fery for your comment.
i have resized the pic, attached is the oiginal version.
could you zoom it? i hope you can see the the detail and recogniced the dhapur, ang other feature?.
ok guys i wait for your comments, thank you very much.

regards
ridho

Newsteel · 26th May 2008, 11:20 AM

Welcome Singo Barong,

This is one 'strange' keris. Looks to me a keris naga luk 3. You can see the naga figurine at the gandik. Safely you can call this keris naga (?). It has a thick and a short blade. Also having a metuk and 2 deep sogokan. These features can be found on a jalak buda keris.

Sorry, but I would not comment on the tangguh as I have my doubts. The hilt also not appropriate as the one used there (squatting human figurine) is meant for pedang Batak.

PenangsangII · 29th May 2008, 01:34 PM

I agree with Newsteel, very strange indeed. I guess the warangan is very thick (judging from the pics), so be careful with the blade.

The dapor has very close resemblance to what we, Malaysians call Naga kikik, or is it keris bima?

Alam Shah · 30th May 2008, 02:51 AM

Greetings all,
I agree with Newsteel on the hilt type.
As for figurine at the gandik, it looks more like Naga Siluman to me since the naga's body blends with the blade... as far as I can see from the reflective photos.

The blade looks fairly new to me. This is just my intrepetation, based on these pictures. I may be wrong.

PenangsangII, I believe that Naga Kikik, resembles a 'dog-like'(wolf) figurine at the gandik area.

22nd May 2008, 05:17 AM	#1
Singo Barong Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	Hi every body Dear Moderator, Thank you very much for allow me join this group. hello every one, my name ridho (i love singo barong style, thats why i used it as my nick name ). i knew keris incidentally, went i went travel to Nusa Tenggara Barat province, some one offer me to "mahar" the majapahit keris (luk 7).this is my first keris and i loved it some much. an the learning process continue, especially when i met dana (wos wutah) and his uncle "romo" who have nice and rare keris, they made me understand how remarkable they are. i have new keris, the owner said it was keris bethok tangguh majapahit, but i am not sure, because the dhapur singo barong luk 3, as far as know bethok is simple and straight keris. is it really bethok from majapahit ?. so pleaseee every one help me with this matter . thank you, and nice to know you all. ridho "Singo Barong" Attached Images

23rd May 2008, 02:46 AM	#3
ferrylaki Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 285	welcome Welcome to the forum Ridho. Let me introduce my self, my name is Ferry from Jakarta Indonesia. Could you profide close up pictures for us?

23rd May 2008, 04:54 AM	#4
Singo Barong Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	bethok ? Dear All, first i like nto say thank you to rick and fery for your comment. i have resized the pic, attached is the oiginal version. could you zoom it? i hope you can see the the detail and recogniced the dhapur, ang other feature?. ok guys i wait for your comments, thank you very much. regards ridho Attached Images

22nd May 2008, 03:44 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Hi Ridho, welcome to the warung . Close up pictures of the keris will be helpful .

26th May 2008, 11:20 AM	#5
Newsteel Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 132	Welcome Singo Barong, This is one 'strange' keris. Looks to me a keris naga luk 3. You can see the naga figurine at the gandik. Safely you can call this keris naga (?). It has a thick and a short blade. Also having a metuk and 2 deep sogokan. These features can be found on a jalak buda keris. Sorry, but I would not comment on the tangguh as I have my doubts. The hilt also not appropriate as the one used there (squatting human figurine) is meant for pedang Batak.

29th May 2008, 01:34 PM	#6
PenangsangII Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 401	I agree with Newsteel, very strange indeed. I guess the warangan is very thick (judging from the pics), so be careful with the blade. The dapor has very close resemblance to what we, Malaysians call Naga kikik, or is it keris bima?

30th May 2008, 02:51 AM	#7
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Greetings all, I agree with Newsteel on the hilt type. As for figurine at the gandik, it looks more like Naga Siluman to me since the naga's body blends with the blade... as far as I can see from the reflective photos. The blade looks fairly new to me. This is just my intrepetation, based on these pictures. I may be wrong. PenangsangII, I believe that Naga Kikik, resembles a 'dog-like'(wolf) figurine at the gandik area.