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Old 22nd May 2007, 05:53 AM   #1
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A Friend of mine has asked me to help him find some information about this Keris he wants to sell. My internet searching so far has been fruitless, so I turn to the expertise of this forum for help. Can anyone identify it, or point me in the right direction of where I could find more information.
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Old 22nd May 2007, 03:28 PM   #2
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This appears to be a Bali keris dressed in recent scabbard and handle. The blade itself may also be of fairly recent manufacture and aged; or it may be an older blade.
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Old 22nd May 2007, 05:12 PM   #3
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I must disagree with you on the age of the blade. It seems like an older one to me but It's hard to be sure from the photos.

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Old 22nd May 2007, 06:34 PM   #4
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Thanks for the replies. As for the age of the blade, would it help if I posted some additional photos of the blade itself in greater detail? How would one go about determining a blade that was naturally aged rather than artificially aged?
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Old 22nd May 2007, 08:21 PM   #5
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Please do post some better pictures of the blade. It surely will help.

I think, just like Lew, the blade is an older balinese blade, missing his original gondjo. The gondjo on this keris is a replacement and much recent than the blade.
For the dress I go with Rick. The dress is new. Such a dress is used for tourists. But this dress is carved better than most cheap tourist examples. It is as far I can judge the pictures, properly done.
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Old 23rd May 2007, 12:21 AM   #6
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Please do post some better pictures of the blade. It surely will help.

I think, just like Lew, the blade is an older balinese blade, missing his original gondjo. The gondjo on this keris is a replacement and much recent than the blade.
For the dress I go with Rick. The dress is new. Such a dress is used for tourists. But this dress is carved better than most cheap tourist examples. It is as far I can judge the pictures, properly done.
Exactly my sentiments.
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Old 23rd May 2007, 01:21 AM   #7
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Gentlemen, I always leave myself a way out; notice I used the word 'may'.
I'd agree that the gonjo looks like a replacement.

I think the quality of carving of the scabbard is superior to that of the hilt.

Can we get any measurements; possibly the length of the blade?
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Old 23rd May 2007, 09:27 AM   #8
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Hmm... it's like I've seen this piece before on Ebay...
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Old 23rd May 2007, 01:30 PM   #9
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Hmm... it's like I've seen this piece before on Ebay...
That's just fine...as long as it is not a currently active auction.
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Old 24th May 2007, 12:40 AM   #10
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Hmm... it's like I've seen this piece before on Ebay...
Now that you mentioned it... I do recall one closely resembled this... although there are quite a few which had passed.

David, those are way... past auctions.

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