talk about rare...

[David]

Actually Montino, i like the second one quite a bit. I've got a couple of these old blades in this "dance" style dress in in my collection and i quite like them as well. You might recall this one. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13265
If i get a chance i'll take some shots of my other one.
But actually it is your first example that i am really jealous of. It is a perfect example of the "tourist" keris and i'd love one in my collection. Trouble is that i refuse to pay for it.

[Montino Bourbon]

Very emotionally in a ceremony, and I realized what a rarity it was and accepted it immediately, knowing that there was a good chance that I would be the only one in this forum to have one....

[drdavid]

You are cracking me up, my sides are hurting from laughing
drd

[A. G. Maisey]

Montino, I can understand that there's a little bit of fun here, but one of those keris is the real thing, and the other , although a tourist souvenir was thought by the giver to be real.

The dress is totally beside the point:- the essence of any keris rests in the blade, from an esoteric point of view the dress is of no account at all.

Within keris belief the giving of a keris is something that is regarded very seriously, and it is an extremely precious gift, regardless of the type or value of the keris. Many people hold the belief that if you receive 7 gift keris you become invincible in your chosen field.

Possibly we may be able to look at the gifts of your friend as a demonstration of respect on his part, and two steps towards invincibility for you, rather than as objects of fun.