Ivory handle Javanese Keris with silver covered scabbard
The first of my three beefy blade examples. This one has a nice ivory handle, silver mendak and silver covered scabbard. The silver looks to be of good quality. The blade has a very thick gangya and there is no pamor visible but you can see a line all around the edge suggesting an inserted edge plate. Reminds me of what you see on Moro blades. My gut says this blade has some age to it but would love to hear thoughts about the overall piece.
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