In my post #6 I said this:-
As always when looking at pics, I could be wrong --- but overall I don't think I am.
These most recent images posted by Gustav provide an entirely different perspective.
What I have said in previous posts is incorrect.
I was wrong.
I think this underlines what I have frequently said, that it is very difficult to appraise a keris from photographs, especially photographs on a computer screen.
It also underlines just how important it is to see the top of the ganja.
I no longer believe that this keris was made in Madura, but there are most definitely elements of Madura craftsmanship inherrent in this blade. How they got there is anybody's guess.
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