A batman keris selit

Rafngard · 2nd October 2018, 04:11 AM

Hello All,

I picked this up a while back but am only now getting to posting photos. Size wise I think this would be called a keris selit, though I believe that term is Malay specific, and this seems to be from Southern Sumatra. I think I've read that these come from somewhere between mid 19th - WWII. Given the surface texture of the blade, I suspect this one has some age, but I'm not a very good judge of this.

The blade has a naga carved on it. I wonder if this is a latter addition.

As always, any thoughts, comments, opinions, etc are welcome.

Thanks,
Leif

2nd October 2018, 04:11 AM	#1
Rafngard Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Minneapolis,MN Posts: 361	A batman keris selit Hello All, I picked this up a while back but am only now getting to posting photos. Size wise I think this would be called a keris selit, though I believe that term is Malay specific, and this seems to be from Southern Sumatra. I think I've read that these come from somewhere between mid 19th - WWII. Given the surface texture of the blade, I suspect this one has some age, but I'm not a very good judge of this. The blade has a naga carved on it. I wonder if this is a latter addition. As always, any thoughts, comments, opinions, etc are welcome. Thanks, Leif Attached Images