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Old 16th July 2020, 05:28 AM   #9
Gavin Nugent
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Alan, Thank you.

It will be a welcome trip from Springwood to your stunning part of the world... a well deserved over night beach break if you can make recommendations.

Bjorn, Thank you.

I'm not sure I ever want to disturb this current marriage of cultures. To me, as it sits, this holds history still in time and displays an important part of time in Java and Keris history.
Right or wrong, I feel it would isolate cultural context and detract from this history just to present a revamped blade that is otherwise overlooked as being 19th century Balinese
Happy to discuss pros and cons privately with any concerned persons so I may see another point of view clearer.

David, As requested, some images of the unique hulu below.


For general interest, other images are provided may or may not offer context

One next to a later Malaysian relative, a substantial 11luk Terrengannu Keris.
Another next to other Java blades I have here. The one to the right is more typical in size in my limited Java experience, the other an unusually thick and robust and seems very capable.

Gavin
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