Thread: new bugis keris
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Old 13th September 2016, 02:53 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Jean
Hum, forging flaws and poor carving of the ganja & greneng, not a masterpiece IMO
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correct, that's exactly what I'd like to draw your attention here, I have seen several badiks and kerises lately, from bugis, and some of the old has some kind of gold - welded as "glue" (possibly) to weld cracks and some which used brass like that piece abova

is this a common practice ?
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