Evidence for fake Moro Kris / Keris Sundang?

[kai]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

THERE ARE STILL WEAPONS BEING MADE IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE WORLD, FOR SOUVINEERS, COLLECTORS, MARTIAL ARTS AND USE. THEY RANGE FROM JUNK TO AS GOOD AS THERE EVER WAS, A VERY GOOD CRAFSTMAN USUALLY IS PROUD OF HIS WORK AND WILL NOT SELL IT FOR SOMETHING ITS NOT BUT WILL CHARGE A GOOD PRICE. SUPERIOR RECENT WORK IS OFTEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A ANTIQUE BUT AS IN THE PAST IT IS ALWAYS EXPENSIVE TO BUY A MASTERPIECE FROM THE MASTER.

Hi Vandoo,

I guess I share your ebay sentiments.

We probably need to keep in mind that good weapons used to be (very) expensive - often approaching prices comparable to an expensive car.

Considering this, those of us with pretty limited resources are lucky to even own a single nice blade much less building up decent collections...

Regards,
Kai