OPINIONS ON UNUSUAL STYLE OF KERIS
 

THE AUCTION HAS ENDED SO I GUESS I AM SAFE AND WON'T HAVE TO SIT IN THE CORNER FOR 10 DAYS :p THE SELLER HAS SEVERAL UNUSUAL VARIATIONS AND COMES FROM BALI. THE ONE FOR DISCUSSION NOW IS EBAY #6580379161 ,IS IT A RARE AND UNUSUAL FORM OR SOMETHING NEW :confused:

Vandoo

I was looking at this one but it struck me as being artifically aged and would not take the chance on it.

Lew

Greetings Vandoo,
The form is rare, but the metal quality and finishes...I agree with Lew. To my untrained eye, it looks new, including the hilt and sheath. I may be wrong, however. ;)

Its a keris pedang, similar to the example in "The Invincible Keris". The example in the book is much more superior.

This style of keris was made specifically for use by Brahman priests as far as i know. I have an excellent example of this type of blade that probably dates back to the 1930s. You can also find another example in van Duuren's The Kris. I was looking pretty closely at this one and found myself a bit suspicious of it. I agree that it is probably of recent manufacture that has been age treated a bit. It certainly does not have a traditional Balinese finish to it.