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11th May 2007, 01:13 PM
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The "thing"
 is 72 cm/28 1/3" overall and the blade is 51 cm/20".Michael |
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11th May 2007, 02:27 PM
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There is a flat tang present; does that hint of a Philippine origin ?
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11th May 2007, 03:19 PM
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11th May 2007, 05:38 PM
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I'm sort of with Marcokeris on this one - has elements of Sulu and Malay - Kalimantan for me therefore.
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12th May 2007, 01:40 AM
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Beautiful piece. I thought it might be Sundang Sulu.
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12th May 2007, 09:56 AM
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These Moro-like keris are typical for Kalimantan. Look in the book by Van Zonneveld for instance. But also in other keris books you see those keris wich looks like a sundang but are described to Kalimantan.
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12th May 2007, 04:04 PM
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Thanks for all the comments!
There seems to be a concensus on a Borneo (maybe Sabah is more probable than Kalimantan?)/Sulu combination. Newsteel, do you meen Malaysian, Borneo or Sulu when writing Sundang Sulu? Michael |
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14th May 2007, 02:50 AM
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Judging from the fittings and bulan sabit sampir, probably it could be from northern Borneo. |
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