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Pusaka · 28th February 2009, 10:27 AM

Yes those keris are of a higher standard, particularly the one with large diamonds set in the handle (must be worth an absolute fortune)

I think the difference in the quality is that mine was simply cast whilst the other examples were cast and then hand chased with tools to bring out the detail.

My keris handle shows signs that some of the gems were picked out and replaced at some point. I think the original owner probably removed the more expensive gems and replaced them with less expensive ones before passing it on.

28th February 2009, 10:27 AM	#6
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	Yes those keris are of a higher standard, particularly the one with large diamonds set in the handle (must be worth an absolute fortune) I think the difference in the quality is that mine was simply cast whilst the other examples were cast and then hand chased with tools to bring out the detail. My keris handle shows signs that some of the gems were picked out and replaced at some point. I think the original owner probably removed the more expensive gems and replaced them with less expensive ones before passing it on.