Please help me identify this Keris.

Jean · 5th November 2014, 02:07 PM

Thank you Alan and it confirms my impression that this is a different case from Scott's blade.
Regards

asomotif · 5th November 2014, 11:15 PM

Hello Scott,

Nice old bali keris. (sorry for not being original in my opinion

)
Your father made a good choice in 1974.

Can you make a picture of the other side (front side) of the scabbard ?

A bit of wood oil or bees wax would indeed be nice for the wood.

Ps, welcome

Best regards,
Willem

Rick · 5th November 2014, 11:29 PM

Any ideas about the mottled appearance of the blade ?

A. G. Maisey · 5th November 2014, 11:52 PM

On Jean's keris, Rick?

On a keris like this it is probably the result of the mix of ferric materials that went into it:- some irons (notably high phosphorus irons) come up paler than other irons.

It can also be just simple abrasion, but on an old keris like Jean's my first guess would be the variation in ferric material.

Rick · 6th November 2014, 01:15 AM

Sorry, I meant the OP's keris; instead of a uniform black it appears blotchy .
I should have been more specific .

A. G. Maisey · 6th November 2014, 04:07 AM

Don't know Rick.

It could be abrasion, maybe from cleaning, or it could be the stain going off --- an old stain will sometimes fade over time, and this has been stored for 40 years.

Scott B. · 6th November 2014, 09:58 AM

It's from a light clean I did with a scourer prior to oiling. Having only owned blades like Kukris previously I treated the Keris in the same way - wash and a quick scrub followed by oil. I didn't know they were stained.

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,378	Sorry, I meant the OP's keris; instead of a uniform black it appears blotchy . I should have been more specific . Attached Images

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Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Thank you Alan and it confirms my impression that this is a different case from Scott's blade. Regards

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asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,238	Hello Scott, Nice old bali keris. (sorry for not being original in my opinion ) Your father made a good choice in 1974. Can you make a picture of the other side (front side) of the scabbard ? A bit of wood oil or bees wax would indeed be nice for the wood. Ps, welcome Best regards, Willem

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,378	Any ideas about the mottled appearance of the blade ?

5th November 2014, 11:52 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,134	On Jean's keris, Rick? On a keris like this it is probably the result of the mix of ferric materials that went into it:- some irons (notably high phosphorus irons) come up paler than other irons. It can also be just simple abrasion, but on an old keris like Jean's my first guess would be the variation in ferric material.

6th November 2014, 04:07 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,134	Don't know Rick. It could be abrasion, maybe from cleaning, or it could be the stain going off --- an old stain will sometimes fade over time, and this has been stored for 40 years.

6th November 2014, 09:58 AM	#7
Scott B. Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 7	It's from a light clean I did with a scourer prior to oiling. Having only owned blades like Kukris previously I treated the Keris in the same way - wash and a quick scrub followed by oil. I didn't know they were stained.