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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
When the term Pandai Saras , or Pandai Mamat, or Pandai Somebodyelse is used, does that mean that for an authority on Peninsula keris, that the name given to the keris identifies the maker, or is it the name of a style?
If it is the name of a style, can that style be attributed to a particular span of time?
When making the decision to name a keris as Pandai Somethingorother, what indicators are taken into consideration?
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Hey Alan, as you know this isn't really my area of concentration either, but from what i do understand there is no expectation that a keris that follows the form of a Keris Pandai Saras be actually made by the famed pandai himself. It is simply a style and dhapur of blade that was either originated by or made popular by that smith. The same can be said of Keris Tok Chu i believe. Hopefully if i am misled on this someone with more knowledge on the area will correct me.