Help identify this kris

A. G. Maisey · 28th November 2021, 06:20 AM

I think this is a pretty early keris of its type, I mean the dress, the blade is of course an older one, but as David has said:- we cannot see what we need to see.

David · 28th November 2021, 10:50 PM

I used to have a very similar sheath to this with a decent old Bali blade in it that i have since passed on. The motifs carved on this one are pretty much exactly the same, right down to the vegetal patterns on the stem as well as the checkerboard pattern at the toe. I have an image of the full sarong somewhere to show just how similar these are, but i can't seem to find it at the moment.

A. G. Maisey · 29th November 2021, 12:16 AM

Yep, nice old Bali Blade.

Worth preservation.

It would be tempting to put this blade into authentic Bali dress, but in the Time of Covid, that is a pretty big ask.

mpetr · 3rd December 2021, 08:45 AM

Here is another photo of this keris.

28th November 2021, 10:50 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	I used to have a very similar sheath to this with a decent old Bali blade in it that i have since passed on. The motifs carved on this one are pretty much exactly the same, right down to the vegetal patterns on the stem as well as the checkerboard pattern at the toe. I have an image of the full sarong somewhere to show just how similar these are, but i can't seem to find it at the moment. Attached Images

3rd December 2021, 08:45 AM	#4
mpetr Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5	Here is another photo of this keris. Attached Images

28th November 2021, 06:20 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	I think this is a pretty early keris of its type, I mean the dress, the blade is of course an older one, but as David has said:- we cannot see what we need to see.

29th November 2021, 12:16 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Yep, nice old Bali Blade. Worth preservation. It would be tempting to put this blade into authentic Bali dress, but in the Time of Covid, that is a pretty big ask.