Moro Kris: what did I buy?

[kai]

Hello David,

For me what really speaks to this not being Moro is the manner in which the sekar kacang or "elephant trunk" is formed.

Ariel has a point though that this feature is similarly plain as in the archaic style piece #161 from the HOS catalog. Despite some flaws in the latter blade, general workmanship is still much more detailed than in Ariel's kris (considering effects of wear for both pieces to be fair).

All i can suggest to you Ariel is that you look at a whole lot of photos of kris identified as Moro and then look at this one.

The more fancy ones won't help as a comparision - the fairly simple ones (regardless of age) are few and far in between. Will try to look for some pics...

You should take some detailed photos of your own to give us a better look.

Yeah, I second the request for more pics of this piece. An etch will also reveal more forging details which will help evaluation.

Regards,
Kai