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Jean · 6th January 2020, 08:59 AM

I concur with David's opinion except that the blade dapur (with 7 or possibly 9 waves and a long gandik) is not a central Javanese standard IMO. I would attribute the blade to East Java also. The hilt is made from bone.
Regards

6th January 2020, 08:59 AM	#3
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	I concur with David's opinion except that the blade dapur (with 7 or possibly 9 waves and a long gandik) is not a central Javanese standard IMO. I would attribute the blade to East Java also. The hilt is made from bone. Regards