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Old 19th April 2012, 05:25 PM   #3
katana
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Originally Posted by Sajen
Blade is Bugis type and handle is more Sumatra IMHO. The blade have a typical pamor for Bugis blades called ujung gunung.

Here a similar handle from my collection.

Regards,

Detlef

Hi Detlef,
thank you for the quick reply Nice handle, it seems to be made from a similar 'striped' wood, do you know what it is called ? Can I assume that this Keris is not a tourist piece ?

Kind Regards
David
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