Thank you Empu Kumis for once again teaching us all on the subject of Javanese blades.
Just to add - the garap of this piece is only average in my opinion and while the pamor is above average for a tangguh Madura Muda piece it is not exceptional. The quality of newly produced kerises has improved over the last 2 decades but it is still not as good as it had been.
You will also notice that the keris is incorrectly dressed. The wrangka is gayaman Surakarta while the hilt is Yogyakarta.
No offense to the owner intended. Its not a bad keris per-se, but its not a great one either.
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