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Old 8th April 2010, 04:35 PM   #8
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It might just be the photo, but it appears to me that the gonjo on the second keris might be a replacement. In the photo at least it looks like a newer piece in a different quality of iron. If this is the case it would seem much less likely to be a tourist item.
Good observation David. It is indeed a different quality of iron but I am not sure if it is a replacemt since it seems worked for this blade. In my mind by this case are many Bali blades where the gonjo is worked from a different quality of iron so I am not sure if it is a replacement.
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