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I'd like to share some pictures with you from one of my Palembang keris, for your enjoyment / feedback….
![]() A sepokal blade with Pamor: keleng, and a sharply defined ada-ada running full length of the blade. |
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Text book Palembang, however, if we saw this blade alone, by itself only, no dress, what classification (ie, tangguh) would we be forced to give it?
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Looks like a Balinese blade to my eyes ... But my beginning opinion could surely be wrong hahaha
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No, not Bali.
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Not a sepokal blade anyway IMO
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True Jean, it is not, I'd give it as Sinom Robyong, but the interesting thing is the tannguh that it is not, but in a different suit of clothes, would be.
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My guess is that this keris dates back to the early period when the Dutch took over Palembang. However, the hilt and the selut seem to be much younger and of lesser quality. I'd put these in a box and look for a high-quality Palembang hilt to bring this ensemble back to its former glory. Luckily, Palembang hilts are not terribly rare - make sure to find one with a real Palembang selut and of suitable size to the blade though! (I don't recommend trying to upgrade any keris by default; I'm sure this isn't an original ensemble though.) Regards, Kai |
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Jean & Kai, I do find your comments interesting, but I do not wish to float my own general comments.
This is in my opinion a keris ( I am speaking of the keris itself, not the keris + dress) from which more than a little might be learnt. Are either of you prepared to nominate a classification, ie, tangguh, for this keris? |
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Sirek, what is the length of the bade (excluding the pesi) please?
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(and you are absolutely right, the hilt and the selut are of inferior quality and will definitely be replaced in the future ![]() |
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As mentioned, this doesn't mean much: I've handled Palembang blades of this dhapur from close to 200mm (8") to well over 400mm (16")! Regards, Kai |
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