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Old 16th May 2012, 04:27 AM   #1
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Need your opinion to identify this blade. I have attached naga blade photos.
Blade and gonjo length are respectively 43 cm and 11 cm, I myself reckon that this blade is a Javanese blade, but if we see the blade length which is quite big for javanese typical blades, I might classify it as Balinese blade, the blade is on Balinese dress as well. There is also an opinion that the blade could come from most eastern part of east Java. I look forward your opinion..Thanking you in advance.
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Old 16th May 2012, 06:24 AM   #2
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Yes, almost 17 inches is indeed a long Javanese blade, but this does not look like Balinese work to me.
One can find many Javanese blades in Bali dress, so i wouldn't necessarily take that into consideration.
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Old 16th May 2012, 11:56 AM   #3
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Hi David, thank you for the comment. I totally agree with you, many Javanese blades in Bali dress however the dress particularly original dress, can will give great clue to identify blade origin..Frankly, I am not sure its wrongko in Bali dress, here I attached the wrongko pic probably you can tell me where is the wrongko from whether Bali or Java..
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Old 16th May 2012, 01:42 PM   #4
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This wrongko does not look balinese from the bulky proportions and the lack of carving details on the crosspiece, and the slim stem (rather from East Java?).
I personally wonder whether the blade is really old or artificially aged, the pamor fully covering the naga head does not look natural for instance but I may be wrong....
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Old 16th May 2012, 01:59 PM   #5
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...however the dress particularly original dress, can will give great clue to identify blade origin..Frankly, I am not sure its wrongko in Bali dress, here I attached the wrongko pic probably you can tell me where is the wrongko from whether Bali or Java..
I'm not sure what you mean by "original" dress. Most old keris don't have the dress they were "born" with so generally when i use the term i am referring to dress made specifically for the blade. Again that doesn't tell us where the blade was made if we can ID the dress, only where the dress was made. Also, i have seen old dress adapted to certain keris where the adaptation is not at all obvious. What does that tell us about the origin of the blade. Nothing.
I think you are right to suspect, though, that this dress is not Balinese. It might just be the angle that you photographed it, but wrongko does not look to be the right shape and proportion for Balinese sheaths of this type, so maybe E. Java is it's origins after all. Also it's wearing a Javanese mendak.
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Old 16th May 2012, 06:58 PM   #6
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IMHO the only part which COULD be considered Balinese is the hilt. I think that the bade is definitely non-Balinese.
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Old 16th May 2012, 07:14 PM   #7
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The dress also appears quite new judging from the pictures .
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