Newly-made Tok Chu Keris with Kedah Sarung

alexish · 16th May 2018, 11:49 AM

Newly-made Tok Chu style blade in Kedah style sarung (Kedah is one of the northern states in penisular Malaysia.

David · 16th May 2018, 06:54 PM

Well, the blade doesn't seem to have some of the subtle and well execute ricikan one might expect to see in a real Tok Chu keris. Doesn't seem to be a bad blade over all, though my inclination would still be to see this as a Madurese copy of a classic Bugis form. The sheath is a bit clunky and does not seem to be a great copy of whatever your original model was. Might just be the angles that you photographed it from. Clearly Madurese wood work that would not fool the discriminating eye into thinking it actually came from Kedah.

alexish · 17th May 2018, 02:17 AM

Here are the models for my Kedah sarung

16th May 2018, 11:49 AM	#1
alexish Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 127	Newly-made Tok Chu Keris with Kedah Sarung Newly-made Tok Chu style blade in Kedah style sarung (Kedah is one of the northern states in penisular Malaysia. Attached Images

17th May 2018, 02:17 AM	#3
alexish Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 127	Models for Kedah sarung Here are the models for my Kedah sarung Attached Images

16th May 2018, 06:54 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	Well, the blade doesn't seem to have some of the subtle and well execute ricikan one might expect to see in a real Tok Chu keris. Doesn't seem to be a bad blade over all, though my inclination would still be to see this as a Madurese copy of a classic Bugis form. The sheath is a bit clunky and does not seem to be a great copy of whatever your original model was. Might just be the angles that you photographed it from. Clearly Madurese wood work that would not fool the discriminating eye into thinking it actually came from Kedah.