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Old 13th September 2012, 07:14 AM   #19
satsujinken
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Originally Posted by asomotif
How current is this hilt ?
It is crudely carved, yes, but it has collected quite some patina and dirt in time.
Not medeaval, but maybe mid 20th cent. ?

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Willem
this keris classified as kamardikan, or made after Indonesia's independence - 1945

so it may be 10 - 20 - 30 years old, but still classified as "newly made" in terms of keris age - and so is the hilt ...

Donny
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