Sundang-kris puzzler

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Alam Shah

If used as a slashing weapon, it could cause a lot of stress to the pesi. With this bugis type of hilt I wonder how is it used? Maybe it is more of a status symbol piece but also double as a functional weapon?

This keris does have a very robust pesi from what I can see.
My guess would be the same as your's Alam Shah; functional (in a pinch) status symbol.

A question: How often is chiseled decoration seen on Bugis blades ?

I really like the look of this example.

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by Rick

A question: How often is chiseled decoration seen on Bugis blades ?

From what I've seen before, it's quite uncommon. The one like this is very rare, indeed.