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Originally Posted by BluErf
Hi Detlef,
The angle of the joint for the 2nd Palembang keris is a bit odd even from the front.  |
Hi Kai Wee,
yes, for sure but like this I received the keris some years ago in Indonesia. The sampir is most proable the original one since the blade fits perfect inside. The cutting point was covered by time with a band from silver which is lost same as the other one at the batang. My guess is that the batang is a later replacement because the original one was broken and maybe was also a part of the sampir broken. It seems to be an old repair. I have a second Palembang keris with a similar joint from batang and sampir also received like this from Indonesia.
Regards,
Detlef