Keris Identification 1: opinions please

erikscollectables · 7th January 2009, 10:04 AM

Dear all,

This starts with my collecting background, you can also skip to the question immediately....

About 22 years ago when I was 15 I received 2 kerisses from my father (not family pieces before that though) that started me collecting Indonesian weapons for a few years and somewhere in my early 20s I stopped and sold almost everything apart from these 2 kerisses. I restarted collecting about 2 years ago. As my father passed away in the meantime these kerisses have a value to me above the intrinsic value. They are "pusaka" in a way...Nevertheless I would like to learn more about these two kerisses!

The first keris is Javanese in dress and seems to me to be very old and/or washed many times. The surface is not smooth like most often but you can really feel the different layers. The colour contrast is also quite high compared to most kerisses that have not been washed in a long time.
It has a Ganja Iras. The pamor is not clear to me so I deemed it wos wutah but this might not be the case at all.

Would like to hear your opinions please, dapur/pamor materials used (nickel or meteor?) and also about age as far as possible (without being held accountable of course...)

Regards, Erik

7th January 2009, 10:04 AM	#1
erikscollectables Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 318	Keris Identification 1: opinions please Dear all, This starts with my collecting background, you can also skip to the question immediately.... About 22 years ago when I was 15 I received 2 kerisses from my father (not family pieces before that though) that started me collecting Indonesian weapons for a few years and somewhere in my early 20s I stopped and sold almost everything apart from these 2 kerisses. I restarted collecting about 2 years ago. As my father passed away in the meantime these kerisses have a value to me above the intrinsic value. They are "pusaka" in a way...Nevertheless I would like to learn more about these two kerisses! The first keris is Javanese in dress and seems to me to be very old and/or washed many times. The surface is not smooth like most often but you can really feel the different layers. The colour contrast is also quite high compared to most kerisses that have not been washed in a long time. It has a Ganja Iras. The pamor is not clear to me so I deemed it wos wutah but this might not be the case at all. Would like to hear your opinions please, dapur/pamor materials used (nickel or meteor?) and also about age as far as possible (without being held accountable of course...) Regards, Erik Attached Images