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Old 26th July 2022, 07:15 PM   #1
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Thanks, indeed the Ganja looks and feels absolutely contemporary to the rest of the blade.

The Sarong is not there so , I cannot refer to a Sarong that would have been there. I’ve shown this to some local kris people and they competed that they didn’t think this was Javanese.

But there you go, we shall see!

I can add that it feels extremely smooth to the touch comparable only to some of the Balinese blades that I have
Well, it does not appear to be Balinese to my eyes.
It should be noted that the practice of polishing blades to a smooth finish was once the case in Jawa as well as Bali.
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