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Originally Posted by Gustav
Joe, this one with some certainty could be the same maker or workshop. It's obviously unfinished.
With 38,5 a quite sturdy blade, my feeling ist East Java. It's surely not Magetan, yet resembles one in the hand, and Magetan had Yogya roots.
Pre- or after WWII? I don't know. Are there other workshops in East Java besides Magetan, where Keris making didn't stop after WWII? Where?
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Hello Gustav,
Thank you for the photos. Yes, both of the keris have some custom similarities. Maybe they came from the same besalen. My keris is only 36.5 cm. I have tried to look for information in books I have, but they don't give any information about Empu Keris in East Java after WW2. The closest timeline I read in book (Wangkingan Kebo Ijo) stated that in Pakubowono 9 time, many keris maker in east Java and Madura have stopped doing keris work.
Hello A. G. Maisey,
Thank you for your opinion. At first I thought this keris as a Surakarta Keris. But, after I read your opinion this keris, maybe Mageti is one of the option we have. Also, I have tried to contact the seller of my keris. He told me that the keris was bought from a village in Magetan. The previous owner got this keris from his parents. Although there is not 100% guarantee that this keris is created in Magetan, but he got the keris there.
Thank you,
Best regards,
Joe