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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
Here is another one in as found condition.
I've had it about 60 years, never felt the urge to restore.
The lines on the gandar are lengths of steel wire, exist on both sides...
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Alan, Thank you for showing another wonderful example of this early form of Moro
kris! The similarities with the Bugis
keris shown at the top of this thread are again obvious. Yours also shows a prominent gap between the blade and
gangya, just below the elephant trunk area. Again, the
greneng appear heavily worn down and the long end of the
gangya seems to be bent over, perhaps shortening its overall length.
Is it apparent whether the pommel had a "crest" in its earlier life, or do you think it was made the way it is now?