26th April 2016, 07:12 PM | #1 |
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Bali Keris with 10 luks...?
Hello everybody.
I recently bought this old (before WW2 I think) Bali Keris because I like the warangka. The seller told me that he had bought the contents of an attic with many objects from 1930's (and some weapons of various origins). I have observed the kris before buying it, but I made a big mistake. I did not notice that the blade had an even number of waves (10). The blade measures 35cm (37cm perhaps originally). I guess the blade had to be very rusty and is at last cleaned the 11th wave broke too damaged. So it asks me a question: When Indonesian restores a an old knife in very poor condition whose last wave was rusting out or broken. - They keep a kris with an even number of wave? - Or they remove a wave to keep an odd number? |
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