Keris help for the uninitiated please

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Originally Posted by kai

Hello Gene,

That's a Keris Panjang (a search will bring up tons of info) with a nice Sumatran blade.

Here's a thread which discusses the use of the Jawa Deman hilt with this type of keris. I'd guess that this example also comes from the Melakka Strait area, probably Riau.

Regards,
Kai

This is a very nice specimen... Again, wonder about the jawa demam hilt on a panjang. We just see so many of these, but it runs against this mental picture I have of panjangs with the lanky hilt types (tapak kuda and the others)... I don't know, we hardly see any state keris level kind of panjangs with jawa demam hilts?

Anyhow, this panjang does have a Riau-ish feel, but maybe not quite. The blade reminds me of my panjang from Melaka, though the sheath is just a simple sari bulan (cresent moon), not like this with the clipped daun ends (the 2 protruding ends at the top of sheath).