Yes Milandro, forgery is rife and unfortunately there'll never be a shortage of supply.
But I don't think we can consider a blade being reworked for resale as a forgery. I suspect that it's always been the case that the keris (blade, accoutrements and all) have been reworked, repaired or otherwise made more attractive for resale purposes. I personally don't see an issue with this.
Those river finds on the other hand... For the quantity being found and sold you'd think people were dragging it with industrial sized nets and just hauling comical amounts of 'treasure'. El Dorado!
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