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David · 29th December 2016, 04:31 AM

Hi Karel,
I can't be quite sure where this originates from, partly because this this is an unknown dress form to me, but i would suspect either Madura or Jawa. The dress is new and not a traditional form AFAIK. I also suspect that the blade is recent as well and artificially aged, given the over all even pitted erosion of the metal and the apparent edge shapeless that remains where one would expect to find wear if it were truly old. Over all i like the blade and find the odd sheath interesting, but i am not particularly fond of the poorly carved hilt or the very cheap mendak that is in place.

29th December 2016, 04:31 AM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,029	Hi Karel, I can't be quite sure where this originates from, partly because this this is an unknown dress form to me, but i would suspect either Madura or Jawa. The dress is new and not a traditional form AFAIK. I also suspect that the blade is recent as well and artificially aged, given the over all even pitted erosion of the metal and the apparent edge shapeless that remains where one would expect to find wear if it were truly old. Over all i like the blade and find the odd sheath interesting, but i am not particularly fond of the poorly carved hilt or the very cheap mendak that is in place. Last edited by David; 30th December 2016 at 06:09 AM.