Keris with long straight blade

Iliad · 13th April 2009, 12:00 AM

Hi all, I am interested in knowing a little more about the piece with the long straight blade. I suspect that it may be an executioner's sword? I have pictured 2 others, which are probably just tourist items, in order to provide a size comparison for the longer one.
Regards, Brian

Amuk Murugul · 13th April 2009, 12:35 AM

Hullo everybody,

Iliad,

Look for information under: Keris Bangkinang, keris Panjang/Long keris, execution(er's) keris/kris/kriss etc.

Here is a picture of one of mine with a similar blade and a picture of another with a similar hilt (sometimes referred to as Tapak Kuda/Horse's Hoof, Bunga Teratai, Kopeah Haji etc).

Best,

drdavid · 13th April 2009, 01:52 AM

Hi Bryan,
as Amuk says a quick search on the terms he listed will get you lots of information on this style.
As an aside I would not be too quick to dismiss your other pieces as 'probably just tourist items', they may not be top notch but they look to have a bit of age about them,could you post some full length pictures of the blades of these.
DrD

David · 13th April 2009, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by drdavid

As an aside I would not be too quick to dismiss your other pieces as 'probably just tourist items', they may not be top notch but they look to have a bit of age about them,could you post some full length pictures of the blades of these.
DrD

I agree. Neither of these other keris are tourist items, though some might consider that the sheaths are modern and of a style normally associated with Balinese tourist keris. Even so they seem to be of a high standard of execution than most dress of this type. You should start a separate thread on these with some close-ups.

Iliad · 13th April 2009, 11:35 PM

Thank you for the replies. As regards the scabbards for the 2 smaller pieces, I now belatedly recall that the man I bought these from said that he bought the keris' without scabbards and at a later date acquired the scabbards. So, the pieces and the scabbards are quite unrelated.
I shall follow the advice and post the smaller pieces separately. If they are more than mere tourist items then of course I shall be delighted.
Brian

13th April 2009, 12:00 AM	#1
Iliad Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 187	Keris with long straight blade Hi all, I am interested in knowing a little more about the piece with the long straight blade. I suspect that it may be an executioner's sword? I have pictured 2 others, which are probably just tourist items, in order to provide a size comparison for the longer one. Regards, Brian Attached Images

13th April 2009, 12:35 AM	#2
Amuk Murugul Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kaboejoetan Galoenggoeng Mélben Posts: 460	Hullo everybody, Iliad, Look for information under: Keris Bangkinang, keris Panjang/Long keris, execution(er's) keris/kris/kriss etc. Here is a picture of one of mine with a similar blade and a picture of another with a similar hilt (sometimes referred to as Tapak Kuda/Horse's Hoof, Bunga Teratai, Kopeah Haji etc). Best, Attached Images Last edited by Amuk Murugul; 13th April 2009 at 12:54 AM.

13th April 2009, 01:52 AM	#3
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 371	Hi Bryan, as Amuk says a quick search on the terms he listed will get you lots of information on this style. As an aside I would not be too quick to dismiss your other pieces as 'probably just tourist items', they may not be top notch but they look to have a bit of age about them,could you post some full length pictures of the blades of these. DrD

13th April 2009, 11:35 PM	#5
Iliad Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 187	Thank you for the replies. As regards the scabbards for the 2 smaller pieces, I now belatedly recall that the man I bought these from said that he bought the keris' without scabbards and at a later date acquired the scabbards. So, the pieces and the scabbards are quite unrelated. I shall follow the advice and post the smaller pieces separately. If they are more than mere tourist items then of course I shall be delighted. Brian