Thank you very much for your insight
Yes, the gonjo is definitely missing. The keris is exactly as it was when I bought it (except for some camellia oil treatments). So sadly I apparently bought it without a gonjo... as I am rather far from Jawa, I suppose it will have to stay this way a while! It also came without a scabbard, what you see is what I got. As I said I just thought "nice wavy dagger" for decades... feels a bit silly already after just a couple weeks of research (felt silly after a single day of research...), but hey, at least I can start finally appreciating it properly now, better late than never! It was the last piece in my collection I knew nothing about, but it turned out to be one of the most interesting pieces.
You mention it being in Jogja (I will take that spelling, you are most certainly more knowledgable than me on this subject
) dress... is there reason to believe the blade would be from somewhere else?
And seriously, this could be over a hundred years old? Wow, that is fascinating
If it's not possible to tell more by photos, would you be able to point me in the right direction on where and how to learn more about it? Or is there any more to be learned about the keris from the pictures?
Thank you guys for your time
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
Yes, I would accept Naga Sasra, luk 11, as an acceptable description, probably originally in Jogja ( Jogjakarta, Ngayogyakarta & other spellings) dress. This form is often associated with the late Mataram period, +/-1700 & later, it is not possible for me to give an opinion on age from photographs.
As Rick has noted, the gonjo is missing, in Jawa it would be a simple job to have a replacement made, outside of Jawa, if one cannot make it oneself, it is best left as is.
Not a bad keris, does it have a scabbard(wrongko, warangka)?
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