Javanese keris /nice wood /...blade ??

Rick · 10th December 2009, 12:30 AM

Neither the dress nor the blade seem new .

@ Henk, that was more a question than a suggestion as I posed it .

Sajen · 10th December 2009, 12:39 AM

Hello Willem,

when the warangka and hilt kendit is original it's a very nice dress and I agree with you that the blade look's oddly but I agree with Rick that the blade is old. Special the kembang kacang is unsual.

Detlef

David · 10th December 2009, 01:18 AM

The kembang kacang almost looks like it was an after thought. I even wondered if it had been done at a later time.
Yes Willem, the blade is a simple one. It is village work that doesn't look particularly skillful. So when you ask why the fancy wood i think that it is anybody's guess. If the wood is indeed real pelet and if the sheath was indeed actually made for the blade then it would seem that this keris was important to someone for some reason. But we could really speculate forever on the reasoning and all we would be doing is just guessing. Someone must of liked this blade, but i don't believe it was because it is any special type of keris. It certainly isn't based upon the quality of the blade.

10th December 2009, 12:30 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Neither the dress nor the blade seem new . @ Henk, that was more a question than a suggestion as I posed it . Last edited by Rick; 10th December 2009 at 01:04 AM.

10th December 2009, 12:39 AM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Hello Willem, when the warangka and hilt kendit is original it's a very nice dress and I agree with you that the blade look's oddly but I agree with Rick that the blade is old. Special the kembang kacang is unsual. Detlef

10th December 2009, 01:18 AM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	The kembang kacang almost looks like it was an after thought. I even wondered if it had been done at a later time. Yes Willem, the blade is a simple one. It is village work that doesn't look particularly skillful. So when you ask why the fancy wood i think that it is anybody's guess. If the wood is indeed real pelet and if the sheath was indeed actually made for the blade then it would seem that this keris was important to someone for some reason. But we could really speculate forever on the reasoning and all we would be doing is just guessing. Someone must of liked this blade, but i don't believe it was because it is any special type of keris. It certainly isn't based upon the quality of the blade.