Well, it looks like at least 3 of our forumites were interested in this kris, with at least 2 willing to go well over $1000 for it. The obvious drawing points are the beautiful ivory jungayan and the nice talismanic blade engravings, but i'm not so sure even at this point that i would be willing to call this "fair" market value for this piece, though, as always, i guess that is determined by the collector. But seeing this piece, even without a scabbard, going for this kind of money breaks the heart of this poor (i refer to $s) collector. Especially given the low quality of the photographs. But Artzi has a good eye and i am sure he saw something that really drew his attention. Hopefully he will post some better pics when he receives the piece.
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