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21st November 2009, 10:57 PM | #1 |
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Javanese keris / reshaped or not.
I bougth this javanese keris last weekend and looking better at the blade I wonder if this shape is all original ?
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22nd November 2009, 08:49 AM | #2 |
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I see what you mean. It looks indeed reshaped. How does the blade fit in the scabbard?
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22nd November 2009, 08:54 PM | #3 |
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Hi Henk,
The fit is perfect considering the age of the scabbard. |
22nd November 2009, 08:59 PM | #4 |
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Let's consider that it was a cultural practice to smooth out really ragged edges on an old keris .
This work was only supposed to be done by a very talented keris maker . So it could have been done some time ago or fairly recently . I do not posess the knowledge to judge either way . |
22nd November 2009, 09:11 PM | #5 |
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Dear Rick,
Yes I realise that smoothing out the edges could have been a good reason. But in its present state the blade has a set of "shoulders". I wonder if this is something that is good craftsmanship, or maybe this set of shoulders is not OK ? I have tried to give my impression in drawing of wrong (red) and right(green). As you can see, I am a total dummy with the "paint" program. |
22nd November 2009, 09:37 PM | #6 |
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Yes, it looks to me like these 'shoulders continued down the blade to some degree; possibly when new, all the way .
Age and warangan, then smoothing has removed them . Or ......... |
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