An unusual javanese keris blade.

A. G. Maisey · 20th May 2018, 11:58 PM

In my opinion this keris cannot be given a definitive dhapur, by Central Javanese standards it is diluar pakem.

It is not Pandhowo Karno Tinanding.

It is close to Pudhak Setegal, Luk Lima, but the central groove is an addition to the blade that Pudhak Setegal does not have.

Hanoman has a continuation of the sogokan, that is a double central groove, not a single central groove, it also has a thingil or ripandan (depending on where you went to school), not a greneng.

However, all of this depends upon a Central Javanese form of appraisal. This blade is not Central Javanese, it is East Javanese, probably Maduro.

Opinions on dhapur can vary, dhapur designations are not set in stone and they are not universal. It is perhaps better to simply give a description of the blade characteristics (ricikan).

20th May 2018, 11:58 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	In my opinion this keris cannot be given a definitive dhapur, by Central Javanese standards it is diluar pakem. It is not Pandhowo Karno Tinanding. It is close to Pudhak Setegal, Luk Lima, but the central groove is an addition to the blade that Pudhak Setegal does not have. Hanoman has a continuation of the sogokan, that is a double central groove, not a single central groove, it also has a thingil or ripandan (depending on where you went to school), not a greneng. However, all of this depends upon a Central Javanese form of appraisal. This blade is not Central Javanese, it is East Javanese, probably Maduro. Opinions on dhapur can vary, dhapur designations are not set in stone and they are not universal. It is perhaps better to simply give a description of the blade characteristics (ricikan).