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David · 18th November 2014, 08:56 PM

This is such an odd one Ron. The blade seems old and genuine, though i have never seen on quite like it. But it would qualify as a keris sepang i suppose. The hilt is more of a mystery. I'm not sure that it hasn't been adapted for something else, but i can't image what that would be. The carving isn't bad, but the subject matter is nothing i have seen come out of Indonesia before. I think the hilt is newer than the blade.

18th November 2014, 08:56 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,038	This is such an odd one Ron. The blade seems old and genuine, though i have never seen on quite like it. But it would qualify as a keris sepang i suppose. The hilt is more of a mystery. I'm not sure that it hasn't been adapted for something else, but i can't image what that would be. The carving isn't bad, but the subject matter is nothing i have seen come out of Indonesia before. I think the hilt is newer than the blade.