Least you ever payed for a keris
 

I just purchased a keris for 45 Euro!!!!, thats the smallest I have ever spent on a keris. Should arrive soon and I will take a few photos for your thoughts.

So whats the least you ever paid and was it worth it?

While i think i have been more fortunate than some in many of my purchases in most cases you really do get what you pay for. Your question really doesn't have much meaning because the quality of keris varies soooo greatly. Yeah, i once bought a decent Madurese "tourist" keris up in Nova Scotia for 40 bucks. I bought it mostly because it belonged to the captain of the Picton Castle and it had sailed around the world with him a few times. It therefore has added meaning to me, but the actual value of the keris is probably about what i paid for it. In general i think you might find that the price one pays for a keris is a personal matter that many people will not wish to discuss. :shrug:

O.K.

Just ended!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=220180833723

Price seems good but I have no idea if this is a good one?


Lew

Oh for those golden years of ePray . ;) :D














I'm not telling . :cool:

Well I have bought a few sleepers on ebay but the best I ever price paid was not for a keris. My current trade mark keris was bought for about 100 Euro. Here is a nice small one I picked up for about 45 Euro :D .



Lew

Pusaka,

I will just repeat somebody's words that I listened to long time ago.
The biggest you will ever spend on keris is when you get that keris from someone for free.

regards,
Usman

Absolutely, 100% true!!!

:D

IMHO, there's no such thing as a free lunch
:D Everything has its price......even for a keris....

But I think Pusaka is one lucky dog - a decent palembang piece indeed.

Are you referring to Lew's keris? Pusaka hasn't shown us his new one yet.
:confused:

Hmmm... sounds like when one marries his girlfriend. :) The equity holder sticks with you until the end, but demands the highest return. :D

For me, my cheapest keris was my 1st keris, a Madura muda piece, tilam sari with a few layers of pamor. Cost about US$100. Ever since then, it has been going downhill... erm, going up, I mean. :D

But seriously, the lowest cost-to-value ratio I've paid for a keris was for a Pattani keris, because the owner wanted to get out of collecting. Paid US$490 for it, but its really worth many many thousands, at least in the keris' hometown. I just acquired another keris, a Sumbawa keris, which is on par with that keris, and that cost me much much much more than US$490.

Well this the keris, the clothes are not original but I liked the blade so thats what sold it to me. Let me know what you think!

the handle...
 

Tilam upih keris with Yogyakarta Gayaman, but seem like it has Surakarta style Handle ... nice keris indeed.

I cant understand why your keris is particularly TOO STRAIGHT Pusaka, almost like a tumbak if it wasnt for the asymetrical ganja :confused:

Hello PenangsangII,


I think it just looks very straight in the photos because of the slight angle the blade is at.


None of the clothes including the handle are original. I simply liked the blade, the strong pamor lines stick out of the blade. You can feel the pamor if you rub your finger across the blade.

Dose anyone know what the symbolism behind this pamor is?

Considering that none of the clothes are original to this blade how would you dress it, what style do you think would be most appropriate to the blade?

I think Palembang dress would be nice :)

Well, I believe the way you dress the keris if you are a Nusantaran, depends on where you are going to use it. If you are to attend a function, say, in Surakarta kraton function, you could use a ladrangan warangka and Solo ukiran / selut / mendak. Other than that, since the blade is a straight bladed tilam upih, any type of dress would be suitable, IMHO.

I think this was my best deal ever picked up 7 keris blades and a nice Balinese piece for $250 :D

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=keris


Lew

PenangsangII,

Thanks for the suggestion sounds good to me. I just thought there would be more rules as to what dress is correct for a particular blade type/dapur.



LOUIEBLADES,


Seven for the price of one, now thats a good deal ;)