Very large (East?) Javanese Keris for Comments

[Athanase]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

It would be of interest to know the provenance of this keris, my feeling is that it has been outside its originating culture for an extended period of time.

I bought this kriss on the internet a year and a half after having bought the kriss pictured below from the same seller (which I have already presented on the forum).
Unfortunately, I have no other information that they were both purchased in France from individuals who had them for a long time.