Keris - for Tourists?
Hi All,
I'm new here and its my first posting, sorry about my bad englisch, i'm from austria and german is my motherspoken.
a few weeks ago i got an keris from a, now died man. he was 35 years ago on an world trip and bring some things back, and this keris. the fitting look like tourist-made, but i don't know, if the blade is old or not. it was very rusty, but i clean it a little bit with soft acid.
perhaps anyone can help me to determine the age of the blade?
The blade has at the side a long crack, and the surface looks rough, and i see crystalline things on it like forged.
thanks a lot for help
klaus
pic1 all
pic2 the surface
pic3 detail
pic4 the crack
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