REFERENCE ON KERIS DHAPUR

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Dear Alan, Erik,
I got the copy of this big-size book, on 1996. And the latest info I got, that the original copy of Pangeran Hadiwidjaja's book is now in Jakarta. Owned by a prominent keris person, who sometimes read this forum too... Once this book had been brought to London, to be laminated due to the fragile condition of the papers... (This news is not confirmed, though).

The image of blades in the book, of course without hilt. Not like the illustrations in the "Dhapur" book of Damartaji. And here is, images of "kraton stamp" in two pages of the book. (Image, not good enough, below)

This book contains, not only keris dhapurs, but also naming of pamors, with hand-illustrated sketches in full blades. (image below). Also without hilts....

GANJAWULUNG