Is it a keris and from which island?

Henk · 13th May 2010, 08:16 AM

Alan,

Completely true and i completely agree with you. Blades other than keris are found mounted as a keris and also keris blades mounted as another weapon. Also the shape of the tang or pesi can have several appearances. Although thusfar i never saw another shape of the pesis as round.
I expected to see a another form than a round tang if it was possible to remove the hilt. But the answer that the hilt is fixed very tight and that it is not a keris hilt confirms for me personally that this blade is not a keris blade.

A. G. Maisey · 13th May 2010, 09:40 AM

Henk, to clarify, what I said about tangs was this:-

round tang:- it could be a keris blade, or it could also be a pedang blade

tang with flats:- it will not be a keris blade and it will be a pedang blade.

I apologise for using a complex construction.

Henk · 13th May 2010, 11:08 AM

Alan,

Now it is completely clear to me.

Thank you that you take the effort to explain again, what you ment.
Your lessons are as always very enlighting for me, and i suppose i may say for the most forummembers here.

13th May 2010, 08:16 AM	#1
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Alan, Completely true and i completely agree with you. Blades other than keris are found mounted as a keris and also keris blades mounted as another weapon. Also the shape of the tang or pesi can have several appearances. Although thusfar i never saw another shape of the pesis as round. I expected to see a another form than a round tang if it was possible to remove the hilt. But the answer that the hilt is fixed very tight and that it is not a keris hilt confirms for me personally that this blade is not a keris blade.

13th May 2010, 09:40 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Henk, to clarify, what I said about tangs was this:- round tang:- it could be a keris blade, or it could also be a pedang blade tang with flats:- it will not be a keris blade and it will be a pedang blade. I apologise for using a complex construction.

13th May 2010, 11:08 AM	#3
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Alan, Now it is completely clear to me. Thank you that you take the effort to explain again, what you ment. Your lessons are as always very enlighting for me, and i suppose i may say for the most forummembers here.