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Old 8th September 2015, 09:52 PM   #6
Roland_M
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Originally Posted by David
Hi Roland. I think perhaps the entire ensemble is younger than you might think. ...
Hi David. The age of a Keris is not very important for me. I removed the hilt and checked the tang. My opinion is early to mid 20th century or younger and badly stored.

A Keris is more an artwork than a weapon for me and a nice pamor and shape is much more important than the age.

The surface of this blade looks shattered and is either strongly corroded or etched with a special technique. The point is lost but not broken, it looks like a frayed v-shaped cut.


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