Worth Repairing or Not?

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by kayoba84

Am not sure where you are but if you send the hilt to Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand, it can be patched and repaired. You only need to send the keris if you want to get a new sampir and batang made, or you can get a "sampir tumpang", that is you can buy a used/ old set ...but you need to guestimate the fit based on the length of the blade and perhaps too the dimensions of the ganjar/ aring.

Whether or not it makes economical sense, that is subjective. If you need contacts in the countries mentioned, I know that many members of this group can help connect you.

Good luck

It is the best places to be done.

Be very cautious though, blades cannot be imported without permits, although many get through, equally, they cannot be exported... and will be stopped by post and customs... I opt to resin cast any bare blades now, and make two castings as they can sometimes be broken in the carving process...