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David · 12th September 2009, 05:50 PM

Hi Mamat Lombok, welcome to the forum.
I am afraid that i cannot give you any definitive answer to your question. Maybe others can. Better, sharper, well lit photos might be helpful. I must admit that what i can see makes me question. The two "combong" slits make me wonder because the wear on the rest of the keris does not look as bad to allow for this type of blade erosion. Just from these photos i might conclude that this might be a contemporary blade that was severely and aggressively over-washed to give it the appearance of age. I have seen similar concepts in established dhapur, but this one looks unique to me. If it is a contemporary dhapur that has no basis in an established pakem then it might not have an official dhapur name that you can hang on it. You might need to make up your own.

If it is indeed an older blade i would need to see better photos to determine whether this is it's original dhapur or whether it was altered at some point.

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12th September 2009, 05:50 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Hi Mamat Lombok, welcome to the forum. I am afraid that i cannot give you any definitive answer to your question. Maybe others can. Better, sharper, well lit photos might be helpful. I must admit that what i can see makes me question. The two "combong" slits make me wonder because the wear on the rest of the keris does not look as bad to allow for this type of blade erosion. Just from these photos i might conclude that this might be a contemporary blade that was severely and aggressively over-washed to give it the appearance of age. I have seen similar concepts in established dhapur, but this one looks unique to me. If it is a contemporary dhapur that has no basis in an established pakem then it might not have an official dhapur name that you can hang on it. You might need to make up your own. If it is indeed an older blade i would need to see better photos to determine whether this is it's original dhapur or whether it was altered at some point.