pesi removal

A. G. Maisey · 15th February 2008, 05:20 PM

Pusaka, you may call me Alan, but if you choose to use my family name, please pay me the courtesy of spelling it correctly. Thank you.

Yes, I think that is probably how it was done. When I first saw this in an old blade, I thought it might have been an old method of repair, but it would be technically impossible to do on an already shaped keris, especially one with sogokan. My guess is that this welding in of the pesi was done in cases where the forging was too short for the desired length of blade.

15th February 2008, 05:20 PM	#11
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Pusaka, you may call me Alan, but if you choose to use my family name, please pay me the courtesy of spelling it correctly. Thank you. Yes, I think that is probably how it was done. When I first saw this in an old blade, I thought it might have been an old method of repair, but it would be technically impossible to do on an already shaped keris, especially one with sogokan. My guess is that this welding in of the pesi was done in cases where the forging was too short for the desired length of blade.