Yeah Gustav, J&P obviously didn't think too much of the Magetan pamor.
I think that little stupa on the end of the pesi was mentioned in a magazine a few years back, wasn't it?
As I said, I can only go on what I've been told about tangguh Mageti, and those who told me, never mentioned this stupa feature. It might be like a lot of features on keris:- the good ones get something identifiable with the maker, the less than good ones do not get something that can positively ID the maker. This has always happened, and is still a standard practice with present day Solo makers.
In any case, whether this is Magetan or not, and in light of what you have just said, maybe its not, it is definitely from the same school as Bejo's keris, and it is definitely stylistically Jawa Tengah.
So what other options are there?
Not many. To my mind, the outstanding distinctive features are that gonjo fixing method + the low quality of workmanship. I reckon if we can ID where that gonjo fix was used as original, we might come close to giving a place or school of origin.
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