David,
I almost should say that this is the problem of this international forum and i hesitate to react on these kerisses. Actually i regret my reaction and opinion.
Telling me looking in the wrong boxes on flee markets and you forget the auction houses here in Holland and looking at the pictures you are showing me, i understand that i cann't make clear to you what i mean. Probably you will never understand it, because you're not Dutch.
I'm afraid only a Dutch can understand what i mean. I wished the Dutch soldiers brought keris back home of that quality. Almost every Dutch family who had a relative serving in The East, was surprised with a soldier keris of the quality i mentioned like the two shown in this thread. Most of these keris ended in the attic or shed or behind a cupboard. Cleaning up those places because grandpa or grandma passed away was also the moment to get rid of that thing and try to get some money for it. At a certain moment these keris popped up in every place you can imagine.
This is my last post on this subject. it cost me to much time and energy.
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