Javanese keris /nice wood /...blade ??

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Originally Posted by asomotif

Henk, I think this is real pellet wood.
The wrangka and ukiran both have visible signs of being cleaned in the past with either fine sandpaper or steel wool. Would the paint survive that ?

I have also tried cleaning it with a damp cloth and even applied some very fine sandpaper one 1 spot. But notjing comes of.

The bottom of the scabbard is made from one piece.
The back is mostly dark.

Anyway, I am quite sure it is not painted. Which brings me to the question.
What kind of blade is this ?
It looks very simple. But why the fancy wood ?
Is this an old blade ?

There is this method using the soldering iron tool, which can produce black/brown burn marks on wood. We used to do art and craft using this method in school.