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A. G. Maisey · 4th March 2010, 09:36 AM

The Surakarta Pakem lists dhapur Hanoman as :-

luk gangsal (5), sekar kacang, jalen, lambe gajah, sogokan dumugi pucuk ( until the point), tikel alis, sraweyan, ri pandhan, pudhak setegal

This keris lacks pudhak setegal, the groove that runs to the point is not a sogokan, as far as I can see there is no sraweyan.

I cannot match the features that this keris possesses to the Pakem, however, it could well be the attempt of a maker not familiar with court standards to produce a keris of dhapur Hanoman.

I would give the pamor as ngulit semangka, I can see no characteristics that would indicate a Mataram style blade. In my opinion this blade is probably of East Jawa origin.

4th March 2010, 09:36 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	The Surakarta Pakem lists dhapur Hanoman as :- luk gangsal (5), sekar kacang, jalen, lambe gajah, sogokan dumugi pucuk ( until the point), tikel alis, sraweyan, ri pandhan, pudhak setegal This keris lacks pudhak setegal, the groove that runs to the point is not a sogokan, as far as I can see there is no sraweyan. I cannot match the features that this keris possesses to the Pakem, however, it could well be the attempt of a maker not familiar with court standards to produce a keris of dhapur Hanoman. I would give the pamor as ngulit semangka, I can see no characteristics that would indicate a Mataram style blade. In my opinion this blade is probably of East Jawa origin.