keris for share

semar · 7th April 2014, 11:16 AM

I found this keris 6 months ago in Purworejo in central java
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in a dark corner in someone's home that keris sheath made
the pendok is made of silver and weighs about an ounce
Handels is made from Ivory
selut and mendak silver
the pamor is buntil mayit
en the dapur I think will be Bungkem

regards semar

Sajen · 7th April 2014, 05:55 PM

Nice keris Semar with a very unusual kembang kacang!

Regards,
Detlef

David · 7th April 2014, 07:32 PM

Well that's a lovely ensemble. I find it rather attractive. Hope you don't mind if i orient your photo a bit differently. Always easier to read a photo of a keris in this orientation and allows us to better understand the "bow" or forward lead of the blade. Perhaps someone can help me with the Javanese term for that feature which i seem to have forgotten.

A. G. Maisey · 7th April 2014, 09:28 PM

Most people I know refer to the blade angle as "condong lele":- "condong lelenya" :- "its angle"

David · 7th April 2014, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Most people I know refer to the blade angle as "condign lele":- "condign lelenya" :- "its angle"

Thanks Alan, that's what i was looking for. Getting old is a beautiful, terrible thing…

David · 7th April 2014, 09:47 PM

OK, really weird that when i hit "quote" to repeat your post at the top of my response it changed your spelling of condong to condign. Damn auto-correct!

7th April 2014, 11:16 AM	#1
semar Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 272	keris for share I found this keris 6 months ago in Purworejo in central java onle in a dark corner in someone's home that keris sheath made the pendok is made of silver and weighs about an ounce Handels is made from Ivory selut and mendak silver the pamor is buntil mayit en the dapur I think will be Bungkem regards semar Attached Images

7th April 2014, 07:32 PM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,125	Well that's a lovely ensemble. I find it rather attractive. Hope you don't mind if i orient your photo a bit differently. Always easier to read a photo of a keris in this orientation and allows us to better understand the "bow" or forward lead of the blade. Perhaps someone can help me with the Javanese term for that feature which i seem to have forgotten. Attached Images

7th April 2014, 05:55 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Nice keris Semar with a very unusual kembang kacang! Regards, Detlef

7th April 2014, 09:28 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,893	Most people I know refer to the blade angle as "condong lele":- "condong lelenya" :- "its angle"

7th April 2014, 09:47 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,125	OK, really weird that when i hit "quote" to repeat your post at the top of my response it changed your spelling of condong to condign. Damn auto-correct!