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Originally Posted by Greybeard

Hello Detlef,

My method of determining a given dapur is probably very similar to yours: I compare the ricikan of my keris with the ricikan in the books ...

I think one of the problems of determining the dapur of older keris consists of their sometimes worn down ricikan.

I have four keris dapur Sabuk Inten, attributed to four different tangguh (Old Madura, Demak, Mataram Senopaten, and Yogyakarta), and the ricikan of each keris became more or less indistinct or have been completely gone. Thus it can be difficult to distinguish very similar dapur (e.g. Sengkelat vs. Parungsari) from each other.

Regards,

Heinz

Hello Heinz,

yes, like you see (and special I see) it's indeed very difficult to define the correct dapur. And it's great to have this forum to learn and so knowledge members like Alan.

Regards,

Detlef