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Old 14th August 2024, 07:10 AM   #1
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the blade has a wired scent. Is that normal for an old Javanese Keris?
in Indonesia it is normal to hold blades on incense and to treat the blade with perfumed oils
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Old 14th August 2024, 08:29 AM   #2
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Just about anything can be normal for keris, there is tremendous variation in what we see.
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