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Rick · 16th May 2019, 10:30 PM

I'm not so sure the Tajong hilt goes with a Sumatran style execution keris, but that blade...…. oh my, I like that.

mariusgmioc · 16th May 2019, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

I'm not so sure the Tajong hilt goes with a Sumatran style execution keris, but that blade...…. oh my, I like that.

That's EXACTLY what caught my eye and made me buy it! The pamor of the blade.

drdavid · 16th May 2019, 11:17 PM

Gorgeous blade and a lovely hilt, but to paraphrase Rick, it is not a match made in heaven.
Drd

JustYS · 17th May 2019, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

That's EXACTLY what caught my eye and made me buy it! The pamor of the blade.

Very beautiful blade, is it pamor tambal?

David · 17th May 2019, 07:04 PM

I'll jump on the band wagon here Marius.
Yes, that's a beautiful keris penyalang (or panjang). Looks like it is really nicely crafted. But the tajong hilt is completely wrong for this style keris. Below i have posted a number of styles that would be far more appropriate and if this were mine i would replace it with one.

mariusgmioc · 17th May 2019, 08:04 PM

Thank you very much for the very interesting information.

So the pamor is?!

For the time being I have no replacement hilt and I will have to keep like this at least for a while.

Anyhow, I have seen at least another long keris with a similar hilt so maybe they are not that unusually wrong?!

Jean · 17th May 2019, 09:45 PM

IMO not only the hilt is not appropriate but also the sarong with a notch on the back side in Palembang style? Yes, the blade looks nice with the patches of pamor tambal but I wonder whether this is an old piece as old panjang/ alang/ bahari blades have no visible pamor? Please also compare the fine greneng carving with the one on David's blade which is typical of such old blades.

Regards

Rick · 17th May 2019, 09:52 PM

It does look rather fresh Jean, still I'd take that blade in a heartbeat.

It looks nicely executed (no pun intended) .

17th May 2019, 07:04 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	I'll jump on the band wagon here Marius. Yes, that's a beautiful keris penyalang (or panjang). Looks like it is really nicely crafted. But the tajong hilt is completely wrong for this style keris. Below i have posted a number of styles that would be far more appropriate and if this were mine i would replace it with one. Attached Images

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16th May 2019, 10:30 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	I'm not so sure the Tajong hilt goes with a Sumatran style execution keris, but that blade...…. oh my, I like that.

16th May 2019, 11:17 PM	#3
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Gorgeous blade and a lovely hilt, but to paraphrase Rick, it is not a match made in heaven. Drd

17th May 2019, 08:04 PM	#6
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,912	Thank you very much for the very interesting information. So the pamor is?! For the time being I have no replacement hilt and I will have to keep like this at least for a while. Anyhow, I have seen at least another long keris with a similar hilt so maybe they are not that unusually wrong?!

17th May 2019, 09:45 PM	#7
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	IMO not only the hilt is not appropriate but also the sarong with a notch on the back side in Palembang style? Yes, the blade looks nice with the patches of pamor tambal but I wonder whether this is an old piece as old panjang/ alang/ bahari blades have no visible pamor? Please also compare the fine greneng carving with the one on David's blade which is typical of such old blades. Regards

17th May 2019, 09:52 PM	#8
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	It does look rather fresh Jean, still I'd take that blade in a heartbeat. It looks nicely executed (no pun intended) .