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26th August 2014, 12:37 PM
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A comparison of Javan blades
It has been a little quiet on the forum so thought I would start a thread about the variety found in Javan blades. I'm sure near endless but I have 6 examples to share for comment/feedback. I'm curious how everyone would date these from oldest to youngest and what the potential range would be. I understand difficult to do absolutely from pictures so guesses are fine in this scenario. So will number the keris from left to right 1-6. I will start with an overall shot of the group and then a separate posting to show a few more details of each one.
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26th August 2014, 12:39 PM
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Example #1. Light blade and fairly narrow.
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26th August 2014, 12:41 PM
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Example #2. A heavily textured blade with very black finish.
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26th August 2014, 12:43 PM
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Example #3. Unusual blade in that it is narrow at the hilt and widens towards the center. No visible pamor but some lamination lines visible.
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26th August 2014, 12:45 PM
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Example #4. Very topographical/textured blade.
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26th August 2014, 12:47 PM
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Example #5. A very robust/stout blade.
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