£700
A good Indonesian 'kingfisher' kris and wood sheath, probably Java, with 38cm blade and finely carved stylized hilt.
Consigned by a local antique dealer. Blade intact and in quite good condition except for old rusting to most of its surface. The back of the handle has a large chunk missing near the tip. Cracks and loss to the lower part of the handle the uncarved part near to blade and extends slightly into the carved part. The scabbard has loss to both scrolling and unswept ends and is also cracked with a section 1cm x 1cm of loss and another small area of loss on the other side at the top part of the trunk. Also has general scratching and scuffing all over.
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