A keris

Marcokeris · 11th December 2010, 02:50 PM

i like

Greybeard · 11th December 2010, 03:24 PM

A very nice keris indeed! Dapur Kebo Teki? Pamor Mrutu Sewu?

Jean · 11th December 2010, 06:15 PM

Hello Marco,
Uncommon dapur, very nice and well contrasted pamor with some raja gudala motifs? but I am puzzled by the pamor extending to the edge on one side and the deep pamor lines visible on the gandik as if there is no steel core?
Best regards
Jean

Marcokeris · 11th December 2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Marco,
Uncommon dapur, very nice and well contrasted pamor with some raja gudala motifs? but I am puzzled by the pamor extending to the edge on one side and the deep pamor lines visible on the gandik as if there is no steel core?
Best regards
Jean

Jean you are right! No steel core

Jean · 11th December 2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcokeris

Jean you are right! No steel core

Hello Marco,
Then you know what it may mean...
Best regards
Jean

David · 11th December 2010, 09:11 PM

Marco, i really like this keris...but then i've always had a soft spot for Kebos.

A. G. Maisey · 12th December 2010, 02:05 AM

Probably been made by crossed V construction.

Rick · 14th December 2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Probably been made by crossed V construction.

Okay, I gotta ask .
Can you go a little deeper on this construction process Alan ?

A. G. Maisey · 15th December 2010, 02:09 AM

Rick, at the moment I am working under moderate difficulty and on a public computer, so my explanation will be very brief and with no detail.

There is a method of blade construction that results in the base area of the blade being solid pamor, so it is possible to carve the sogokan and blumbangan quite deep. It was used with some better quality blades and the examples I have seen have been Mataram.

When I get home I can post a pic from a text on mpu work that will demonstrate this clearly.

If i look at the pics of this blade under discussion, it appears that there is in fact a slorok, but that slorok provides an edge that falls short of complete length of the blade. I feel it might be an older blade that has been tidied up a bit.

11th December 2010, 02:50 PM	#1
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	A keris i like Attached Images

11th December 2010, 03:24 PM	#2
Greybeard Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 124	A very nice keris indeed! Dapur Kebo Teki? Pamor Mrutu Sewu?

11th December 2010, 06:15 PM	#3
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Hello Marco, Uncommon dapur, very nice and well contrasted pamor with some raja gudala motifs? but I am puzzled by the pamor extending to the edge on one side and the deep pamor lines visible on the gandik as if there is no steel core? Best regards Jean

11th December 2010, 09:11 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,120	Marco, i really like this keris...but then i've always had a soft spot for Kebos.

12th December 2010, 02:05 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,888	Probably been made by crossed V construction.

15th December 2010, 02:09 AM	#9
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,888	Rick, at the moment I am working under moderate difficulty and on a public computer, so my explanation will be very brief and with no detail. There is a method of blade construction that results in the base area of the blade being solid pamor, so it is possible to carve the sogokan and blumbangan quite deep. It was used with some better quality blades and the examples I have seen have been Mataram. When I get home I can post a pic from a text on mpu work that will demonstrate this clearly. If i look at the pics of this blade under discussion, it appears that there is in fact a slorok, but that slorok provides an edge that falls short of complete length of the blade. I feel it might be an older blade that has been tidied up a bit.