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Old 23rd October 2011, 05:36 PM   #1
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Dear members,

may I ask you what you think about this keris blade? Do you think that it is a modified blade or original like this?
Excuse the quality of the pictures, I will take better ones soon but I think all what you need to see is to seen.

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Old 23rd October 2011, 06:03 PM   #2
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That is one hell of a modification if it is, Detlef .

It looks like it was made that way to me .

Since you presumably have it in hand; does it look modified to you ?

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Old 23rd October 2011, 06:36 PM   #3
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Hi Rick,

thank you for fast respond.
I am very unsure, it is obviously an old blade with an old gonjo repair and an old worn pesi. I have taken some close ups now where you can see (I hope) why I am a little bit distrustful. Look at the first and fourth picture! And I never have seen before a blade with such a shape/dhapur. I have learned here and by years of collecting to be suspicious.

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Old 23rd October 2011, 07:06 PM   #4
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Looks like it was made this way originally to me too. One heck of an odd piece. Recent manufacture?
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Old 23rd October 2011, 07:44 PM   #5
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Looks like it was made this way originally to me too. One heck of an odd piece. Recent manufacture?

Hello Jose,

also to you thank you for comment. I don't think that the blade is recent, but who know?!
Let us see what others say about this blade, like I am said before: I am suspicious.

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Old 23rd October 2011, 10:36 PM   #6
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Well, it looks like a variation on a dhapur i have seen called Kebo Giri, though all the ones i have seen, including the one i own myself, are stictlly a lurus dhapur. I have never seen one become a luk blade above the sekar kacang.
All of this form of Kebo blade are exaggerated and have the sekar kacang way up high on the blade.
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