Indonesia Sword - I think? Did My Spidey Senses Lead Me A Stray?

sabertasche · 20th November 2007, 05:21 PM

Thanks Vandoo and David, I'll go with a light mineral oil for the organics and do a forum search for keris oil. I'm happy this is not tourist junk

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Cheers,

Greg

kai · 21st November 2007, 12:23 AM

Hello Greg,

Congrats, that's a genuine, old Dua Lalan with good pamor blade!

I'd refrain from mineral oil and use tung oil or boiled linseed oil instead. The latter class of oils seem to be more natural and will dry/harden within a few days: apply a thin coating and thoroughly wipe off any excess after 15 minutes or so; gently polish after an hour or 2 (repeat polishing or the whole procedure the next days).

Your "lemon oil" is probably just scented oil - could be either based on mineral oil (more likely for current products since it's cheaper) or some drying oil.

Regards,
Kai

sabertasche · 21st November 2007, 03:42 AM

Thanks Kai. My budy who I traded with had a huge selection of Kris (25 of them) and several nice dha. I just was confident enough re the kris, there was a nice Moro piece but it was fairly new - the blade being all in one piece. The Dha had nice blades (beautiful condition but damaged scabbards so I passed on them). The trade, with some cash worked out to a nice Scottish dirk, circa 1860, a lovely damascus Bavarian curassier sword a nice fighting weight Bulova axe and my Dua Lalan! It was a great show for me as I hadn't picked up much in the last 6 months.

Cheers,

Greg

21st November 2007, 12:23 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Greg, Congrats, that's a genuine, old Dua Lalan with good pamor blade! I'd refrain from mineral oil and use tung oil or boiled linseed oil instead. The latter class of oils seem to be more natural and will dry/harden within a few days: apply a thin coating and thoroughly wipe off any excess after 15 minutes or so; gently polish after an hour or 2 (repeat polishing or the whole procedure the next days). Your "lemon oil" is probably just scented oil - could be either based on mineral oil (more likely for current products since it's cheaper) or some drying oil. Regards, Kai Last edited by kai; 21st November 2007 at 12:35 AM.

20th November 2007, 05:21 PM	#1
sabertasche Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 149	Thanks Vandoo and David, I'll go with a light mineral oil for the organics and do a forum search for keris oil. I'm happy this is not tourist junk . Cheers, Greg

21st November 2007, 03:42 AM	#3
sabertasche Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 149	Thanks Kai. My budy who I traded with had a huge selection of Kris (25 of them) and several nice dha. I just was confident enough re the kris, there was a nice Moro piece but it was fairly new - the blade being all in one piece. The Dha had nice blades (beautiful condition but damaged scabbards so I passed on them). The trade, with some cash worked out to a nice Scottish dirk, circa 1860, a lovely damascus Bavarian curassier sword a nice fighting weight Bulova axe and my Dua Lalan! It was a great show for me as I hadn't picked up much in the last 6 months. Cheers, Greg