Hi Francantolin. I will see if i can address some of your questions.
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Originally Posted by francantolin
A special message for ''Kris specialists'',
I have this kris with special straight shape.
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I am afraid i do not see anything particularly "special" about the shape of this keris. Straight keris are actually more common than wavy ones.
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Originally Posted by francantolin
The handle is recent but the blade looks very old:
straight blade and strange ''pamor ?''
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You have not provided very good photos, but while the handle is in all probability younger than the blade it does look to have some age to it and looks like an interesting variation on the classic Surakarta planar hilt. The blade does indeed look old, though i will leave it to others to put it in a time frame if they can. Though well out of stain the pamor does not seem unusual or strange to me.
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Originally Posted by francantolin
I wonder what material it can be ( and if it is authentic) : the dagger is really light in hand, not as if it was an iron blade.
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I would say that it is definitely authentic, though no great piece of work. Old village work. It is probably light because of years of acid washing that has worn the blade down over time. I looks like a normal, old. worn blade to my eyes.
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Originally Posted by francantolin
I'm not a specialist so maybe can somebody give me informations about age ? Origin ? ''material'' ( I heard about meteor iron...)
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On original this looks like an old Javanese blade. Wiser minds might be able to place it more precisely, though the further outside the court the manufacture is the more difficult it would be to place the exact region. Forget about meteoric pamor. Legends have gotten quite out of hand on this subject. If you search our site for this you will no doubt find pages of discussion. The short of it is that only one iron bearing meteor has ever been recorded to fall in Jawa in the mid 18th century and it's use in keris is rather reserved to high end and court pieces of which this is not.
On the mendak (the metal ring between the hilt and blade) that Jussi mentioned, i would opine that it was added outside of the culture and does not belong with this keris.
Is there a sheath for this ensemble?