Blade Comparison...

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by BluErf

Dave has a keris with a similar hilt form. It was collected in Riau. But no one knows exactly where the hilt form came from, but judging from the flow of the hilt, can't be too far up north.

Thanks Kai Wee. Yes, I've seen Dave's hilt in the flesh. Similar with finer finishing.
That seems to be the other known example for me.

[A. G. Maisey]

Sorry Shahrial, I don't remember the hilts, or the scabbards.

I remember the shape of the sogokan, the rondha, the gandik, I remember the texture of the material, I remember the pawakan---in fact, I could probably draw the blade from memory, but I do not remember any of the dress items.Sorry.

[David]

Alan, i think Shahrial is referring to the hilts pictured in the first post in this thread.

[A. G. Maisey]

Oh---sorry.

No idea on these.

My background and experience simply categorises these as a Bugis variation.

[Alam Shah]

Conversation with friends, simply refer this hilt form as 'ultraman' (unofficial, of course).

[A. G. Maisey]

"ultraman"?

artinya?

Like Superman, maybe?

[Alam Shah]

Ultraman (wiki)
Ultraman (in action) reminds me of my childhood days.