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Old 1st July 2013, 12:08 PM   #1
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Default Arsenic salts on indonesian blades

Hello everyone,

I have recently acquired three indonesian weapons, one keris and two spears. I know that kerises have usually been etched with arsenic (warangan). Now I would like to know if the arsenic salts on the surface of the blade still poses a threat to human health, and if this warangan was also used on spearheads.

Thank you for any answers.
Peter
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