Where does this sheath come from?

[A. G. Maisey]

I look forward to that.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I look forward to that.

I bought the lot for the parts, the hilt with mendak and selut, the gandar with the fitting pendok with tortoise shell inlay, the interesting looking blade, the nice Malay sheath, the Madura janggelan hilt, all parts alone worth the paid price.

[HughChen]

A similar one from my collection

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by HughChen

A similar one from my collection

Hello Hugh,

Not really, have a look again!

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

It's a repair or a restoration, from the workmanship very well done!

[Sajen]

Otherwise it's a rather nice Tilam Upih keris.

[A. G. Maisey]

Thank you for showing these images Detlef.

I'm probably not going to win any friends with these following comments, so I'll apologise in advance.

I do agree that the joining of the wood and the finish on the wrongko has been neatly done, however I am unable to agree that it has been well done.

This form of wrongko is intended to be worn as an item of formal dress, and as such it must conform to a very particular pattern. The repair to this scabbard has not followed the pattern at all, & this scabbard could not be worn as an item of dress.

If this repair had been done in Solo the correct pattern would have been followed, so it is very obvious that this repair has been done outside the culture, and in my opinion this wrongko should be replaced.

Others might have a different opinion, & I feel no compulsion to try to convince anybody that my opinion is correct.

Again, my apologies.

But the blade, hilt selut, mendak are all pretty nice, they do deserve better than they presently have.