Sumantran Keris ??

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Jean

Has anybody a clear idea about the origin of this blade? For me it looks Sumatran and it has some Bugis influence but is not typically Bugis (ganja iras, shape of the sor-soran, kembang kacang and greneng, the dapur is not clearly sepokal, etc...).
Regards

Hello Jean,

it was just my uneducated guess! Agree with you that it is not clear a typical Bugis blade and since it seems to be a original ensemble (hilt and blade) it is most probable that it is a Bugis influenced Sumatra keris respectively blade. BTW it is not so uncommon to see "Bugis" blades which are iras, see for example this keris from my collection: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11592
Of course it seems difficult to fix down the exact origin of this keris without sheath.
Would be very interesting to read the opinion from Kei Wee or Alam Shah about this blade.

Regards,

Detlef

[Sajen]

Here are again some pictures from my iras "Bugis" blade. BTW the pamor of this blade seems to be very similar with the pamor from Davids blade.

Regards,

Detlef