Hello Michael,
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		| The gripping area is only 7,5 cm | 
	
 That's not much; however, it's within the range of mature Southeast Asians - just remeasured a non-representative sample of fully grown hands with exactly this gripping length... 
 
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		| On the ganja there is none (checked with a 8x). | 
	
 Thanks for the confirmation! So, some grain of the steel running into the gangya area?
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		| But I have recieved off-forum info that this, ganja iras, could be a sign of a really archaic keris/kris. | 
	
 Any supporting evidence? Pics? 
 
Regards,
Kai