First Keris acquired

David · 30th July 2008, 04:21 PM

It is certainly in Bali dress, but i am not convinced that the blade is Balinese. It looks more Javanese to my eyes.
I agree that the sarong is older while the hilt(s) and the uwer are new. Nothing wrong with that.

Your Bali hilt is no great piece of carving, but it has a nice expression IMO. I like it. An older hilt wouldn't necessarily be all that different. There are countless styles of Bali hilts.

scratch · 30th July 2008, 11:03 PM

Thank you for your comments David

Would that be East Java?
It feels like a practical piece to me

scratch · 31st July 2008, 01:09 AM

If it is helpful, here are some different blade perspectives.
I have given blade a light etch and can see a pamor?

Cheers,

Daniel

Marcokeris · 31st July 2008, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by scratch

Thank you for your comments David

Would that be East Java?
It feels like a practical piece to me

From this pictures the hilt could be older.It's difficul to understand the age from a photo.There is no FEELING!
Is the surface smooth or not ? How is the colour/aspect of the hole on the bottom ?

Henk · 31st July 2008, 09:55 AM

I think this keris is from Bali or Lombok.
The blade was rather neglected, but in my opinion it was a polished blade.
An attractive ukiran. Hard to tell if it is an old one from the picture. Wrangka seems to have some age. The gandar is a more recent replacement.

You better etch the blade with warangan to get the pamor out again.

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30th July 2008, 04:21 PM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	It is certainly in Bali dress, but i am not convinced that the blade is Balinese. It looks more Javanese to my eyes. I agree that the sarong is older while the hilt(s) and the uwer are new. Nothing wrong with that. Your Bali hilt is no great piece of carving, but it has a nice expression IMO. I like it. An older hilt wouldn't necessarily be all that different. There are countless styles of Bali hilts.

31st July 2008, 09:55 AM	#5
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	I think this keris is from Bali or Lombok. The blade was rather neglected, but in my opinion it was a polished blade. An attractive ukiran. Hard to tell if it is an old one from the picture. Wrangka seems to have some age. The gandar is a more recent replacement. You better etch the blade with warangan to get the pamor out again.