Naga keris - original?

A. G. Maisey · 25th June 2009, 12:09 AM

Henk, if by "recent" you mean a keris that has been produced within the last 120 years or so, I agree with you.

However, this keris does not bear the indicators of one that has been made since, say, 1975.

Current keris production is limited to rather specific areas, and has rather specific styles, which are pretty easy to recognise once you've seen enough of them.

This blade does not bear any of those indicators.

To my eye, this is a blade that has been produced after, say, 1880, it is quite low quality, and it lacks any artistic refinement. The 1880 date is very much a ballpark figure, but it is not a blade from any of the current sources of production.

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25th June 2009, 12:09 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Henk, if by "recent" you mean a keris that has been produced within the last 120 years or so, I agree with you. However, this keris does not bear the indicators of one that has been made since, say, 1975. Current keris production is limited to rather specific areas, and has rather specific styles, which are pretty easy to recognise once you've seen enough of them. This blade does not bear any of those indicators. To my eye, this is a blade that has been produced after, say, 1880, it is quite low quality, and it lacks any artistic refinement. The 1880 date is very much a ballpark figure, but it is not a blade from any of the current sources of production.