My First Traditional Kris

kai · 30th July 2011, 12:56 AM

Of course, Robert has to decide what he wishes to do.

From the pics, I don't see a lot of genuine patina (apparently none from original use) that I'd consider worth keeping. As far as I can tell, the blade got cleaned/polished early after being collected and gained some rust/etc. from neglect later on. IMHO nothing to be proud of.

I guestimate that there won't be any special laminations that would need to be shown; OTOH I'd love to examine the lamination patterns after an etch to glean more information on the crafting of this blade.

Regards,
Kai

Robert · 30th July 2011, 02:28 AM

I would like to thank everyone who has commented on this so far. As far as etching the blade goes, if there is a traditional way of doing it I will be more than happy to do it as soon as I can find the time. Here are the best pictures that I am able to take of the blade and a few of the scabbard. Thanks again.

Robert

30th July 2011, 02:28 AM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	I would like to thank everyone who has commented on this so far. As far as etching the blade goes, if there is a traditional way of doing it I will be more than happy to do it as soon as I can find the time. Here are the best pictures that I am able to take of the blade and a few of the scabbard. Thanks again. Robert Attached Images

30th July 2011, 12:56 AM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Of course, Robert has to decide what he wishes to do. From the pics, I don't see a lot of genuine patina (apparently none from original use) that I'd consider worth keeping. As far as I can tell, the blade got cleaned/polished early after being collected and gained some rust/etc. from neglect later on. IMHO nothing to be proud of. I guestimate that there won't be any special laminations that would need to be shown; OTOH I'd love to examine the lamination patterns after an etch to glean more information on the crafting of this blade. Regards, Kai