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Originally Posted by David
LOL!!!  ... He basically assured me it was not only the real deal, but a very powerful JAVANESE keris according to his own knowledgeable Javanese friends. So powerful that when he took it out to show them the guy's wife had to leave the room. 
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Probably the wiser wife was thinking... what a piece of crap...
[QUOTE=David]He told me that he would bet me $4000 (to the charity of my choice) if i was correct, but of course he is not willing to put it to the test. I challenged him to post it here and i think it is funny that it found it's way here afterall.
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Originally Posted by David
Yes, i think "keris-like object" desribes this item best.
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A nicer and polite way of describing the item.
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To actually call it a keris is an insult to a great art and culture.
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Precisely. If this is the quality of keris, I guess we'll be off collecting other stuffs.

Fortunately, it is not. So here we are commenting and discussing, as usual.