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ronpakis · 8th January 2005, 01:05 PM

Hello Montino,

This is, at least to my opinion, a rather recent central (surakarta?) javanese keris. Most of the fittings are of recent manufacture.

Handle/ukiran: these types of handles are ussualy not old, cut for the tourist
Mendak: new, but good quality (seperated little "balls") (recent ones often have these colours and often not seperated little "balls")
Wranka: painted for the tourists
Pendok: copper? could be old, i can't tell

The blade looks as if it has a very nice detailed pamor but i think that this is either an old blade made more atractive in recent times with an elephant or it's not to old. I think perhaps one of the other members can tell you more about this.

8th January 2005, 01:05 PM	#2
ronpakis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 75	Hello Montino, This is, at least to my opinion, a rather recent central (surakarta?) javanese keris. Most of the fittings are of recent manufacture. Handle/ukiran: these types of handles are ussualy not old, cut for the tourist Mendak: new, but good quality (seperated little "balls") (recent ones often have these colours and often not seperated little "balls") Wranka: painted for the tourists Pendok: copper? could be old, i can't tell The blade looks as if it has a very nice detailed pamor but i think that this is either an old blade made more atractive in recent times with an elephant or it's not to old. I think perhaps one of the other members can tell you more about this.