ANTIQUE 16th C OLD MADURA KERIS ??????

Tim Simmons · 6th May 2006, 09:00 PM

I do not want to sound awkward but can you imagine artifacts from the English civil war sold so casually? I know nothing about the much heralded keris but that handle looks way off beam.

katana · 6th May 2006, 09:34 PM

I didn't bid , because, in my opinion, a 16c blade of any type or style, should be revered. If it was to be re-handled / re-scabbard (bad English I know), it should be done with respect and with a sympathetic eye. The plain handle with a lack of skilled craft suggested that the blade had little value. My nagging doubt was the fact that one man's junk ..is another man's treasure, and the blade was genuine, but not appreciated by those who'd 'refurbished' it.

6th May 2006, 09:00 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,890	I do not want to sound awkward but can you imagine artifacts from the English civil war sold so casually? I know nothing about the much heralded keris but that handle looks way off beam.

6th May 2006, 09:34 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	I didn't bid , because, in my opinion, a 16c blade of any type or style, should be revered. If it was to be re-handled / re-scabbard (bad English I know), it should be done with respect and with a sympathetic eye. The plain handle with a lack of skilled craft suggested that the blade had little value. My nagging doubt was the fact that one man's junk ..is another man's treasure, and the blade was genuine, but not appreciated by those who'd 'refurbished' it.