Need advice on this keris I got from eBay

A. G. Maisey · 3rd September 2024, 12:38 AM

Javanese, dhapur brojol, possibly classification (tangguh) Tuban, blade probably before 1900, needs a clean & stain.

This is a keris, it is not a sundang.

Incidentally, "getah damak" in Malay means "blowpipe gum" > "getah" is natural latex, tree gum, a "damak" is the dart used in a blowpipe, by itself this stuff is not poisonous, but to make it poisonous the sap of the ipoh/ipuh tree is added to it.

3rd September 2024, 12:38 AM	#15
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Javanese, dhapur brojol, possibly classification (tangguh) Tuban, blade probably before 1900, needs a clean & stain. This is a keris, it is not a sundang. Incidentally, "getah damak" in Malay means "blowpipe gum" > "getah" is natural latex, tree gum, a "damak" is the dart used in a blowpipe, by itself this stuff is not poisonous, but to make it poisonous the sap of the ipoh/ipuh tree is added to it. Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 3rd September 2024 at 12:58 AM.