Keris and me

[Yannis]

Keris lovers read this with causion, it may hurt your mental health.

Here is the story:

Few years ago when I started to collect swords I found a keris and I got it, mainly because I liked the strange wood of the scabbard and I still do.

For years now I read sporadic in this forum posts about keris but I gave no special attention to them, as my interests turn to other part of world.

Few days ago, as I was walking in a small street of Athens, I saw a keris in a little shop. I went in and my first question was "do you have any other swords?". Seller said no, so I ask to hold the keris, that from far it was looking too fancy to be old.

When I hold it I felt it was a fair construction of some age, but still I was not interesting, mostly because I prefer to spend my money to other kind of swords. Also Athens antique shops are not cheap.

Blade was totaly black and seath cover was looking silver but I was not sure at the time.

As I turned it the other side I saw a tag for a ridiculus low price! So I couldnt regist to take it. It could be a present to friend. I even bargain and made the price low as a McDonald meal!

Back home I tested the cover of the scabbard and it was silver. I eched the blade with my favorite vinegar (I hope this is not a crime for the purists) and voila! Pamor (?) is here. The ganja (?) thing had glue (!) and I cleaned it.

Now I have 2 keris and I dont need both of them. But I cant decide witch of them will go. I like them both. Do you think that loving keris is a kind of contagious disease????