Anything worth saving on this kris?

A. G. Maisey · 3rd August 2007, 01:12 AM

Yeah, you probably were vague enough David, its just that if you trawled the tourist traps in Bali , and saw the real "tourist quality", you'd probably never use the term again.Certainly not on something like this keris.

As far as restoration of this keris goes, really, it all comes down to how much you're willing to spend, Rand. Sure, it can be done, but its a pretty average sort of keris, and when you add up the money involved, you might not think its worth paying out that much. I reckon the way to go would be to do the work yourself. If you've got average skill with hand tools, it could be done. Even an attempt at a wrongko could be tried, but then you're looking at an investment of time. If you could not regard it as hobby time well spent, then its probably not a very attractive option.

slam32 · 3rd August 2007, 07:59 AM

The first impression is that its shape is so strange.The blade seems sharp .But I like this kind of things.

rand · 3rd August 2007, 09:02 PM

Appreciate the response everyone has given me, will post this on swap forum soon...

Thanks,

rand

3rd August 2007, 09:02 PM	#3
rand Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 539	Appreciate all the respone Appreciate the response everyone has given me, will post this on swap forum soon... Thanks, rand

3rd August 2007, 01:12 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,047	Yeah, you probably were vague enough David, its just that if you trawled the tourist traps in Bali , and saw the real "tourist quality", you'd probably never use the term again.Certainly not on something like this keris. As far as restoration of this keris goes, really, it all comes down to how much you're willing to spend, Rand. Sure, it can be done, but its a pretty average sort of keris, and when you add up the money involved, you might not think its worth paying out that much. I reckon the way to go would be to do the work yourself. If you've got average skill with hand tools, it could be done. Even an attempt at a wrongko could be tried, but then you're looking at an investment of time. If you could not regard it as hobby time well spent, then its probably not a very attractive option.

3rd August 2007, 07:59 AM	#2
slam32 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1	The first impression is that its shape is so strange.The blade seems sharp .But I like this kind of things.