Keris Sundang Melayu with a parrot hilt

kai · 2nd November 2008, 09:14 PM

Hello Kai Wee,

I'd be very interested in a pic of Tengku Ibrahim's work!

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Tengku Ibrahim can be described as someone obsessed with fine details.

Would you think that the kakatua pommel shown here seems to be up to his standards?

Regards,
Kai

jonng · 3rd November 2008, 09:28 AM

I think this is the one. I've cropped it because the file is too big. A hurried shot though.

jonathan

Marcokeris · 3rd November 2008, 11:40 AM

Jonng: beautiful hit!
BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

Alam Shah · 4th November 2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcokeris

Jonng: beautiful hit!
BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

Example of the crocodile keris hilt...

The elephant and tiger hilts are suitable for golok, sword.. etc.

VVV · 4th November 2008, 07:25 AM

Kai; taking a closer look at the hilt you are correct that there once was bands that secured the clamp.
Jonathan & Shahrial; thanks for posting the parrot - as well as the croc, elephant and tiger - hilts.

Michael

jonng · 4th November 2008, 07:35 AM

hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

Alam Shah · 4th November 2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jonng

hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

It's staring straight.. the nature of the croc.. it's more ornamental rather that a fighting class hilt, cumbersome, imho.

BluErf · 4th November 2008, 03:20 PM

Thanks to Jon and Shahrial for saving me some work!

But Shahrial - where did you get you picture from?

Marcokeris · 4th November 2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Alam Shah

Example of the crocodile keris hilt...

The elephant and tiger hilts are suitable for golok, sword.. etc.

Thanks Alam for nice pic. The hits seems all really well made . The crocodile hit remembers to me one i found during my last trip to Indonesia: not a keris handle but a knife handle with a face between a reptile....a snake...a crocodile...a Banjarmasin Navasari face. This week i'll do some photos about this hit (...and other unusual parrots hits)

Marcokeris · 8th November 2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcokeris

.... This week i'll do some photos about this hit (...and other unusual parrots hits)

A Sumba parrot, a very old Lombok bone parrot and a knife hit

Alam Shah · 4th November 2008, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jonng

I think this is the one. I've cropped it because the file is too big. A hurried shot though.

jonathan

Yup, that's the one.

Btw, congrats on your newest acquisition.. the old ivory jawa demam hilt.

3rd November 2008, 09:28 AM	#2
jonng Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 41	I think this is the one. I've cropped it because the file is too big. A hurried shot though. jonathan Attached Images

3rd November 2008, 11:40 AM	#3
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	Jonng: beautiful hit! BluErf: Is it possible to see a crocodile hit form? Is a hit for kudi or other knife?

4th November 2008, 07:25 AM	#5
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Kai; taking a closer look at the hilt you are correct that there once was bands that secured the clamp. Jonathan & Shahrial; thanks for posting the parrot - as well as the croc, elephant and tiger - hilts. Michael

4th November 2008, 07:35 AM	#6
jonng Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 41	hmm...is the crocodile's head carved with a slight tilt or does it just look straight at you? These sure need some getting used to.

4th November 2008, 03:20 PM	#8
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Thanks to Jon and Shahrial for saving me some work! But Shahrial - where did you get you picture from?