10 luk blade ?

asomotif · 12th January 2009, 12:55 AM

Dear Alan and others,

Thanks as allways for the abundance of knowledge and facts.
Very educating. The 10 luk story is than an European idea ?

I just liked the blade for its simplicity, the dress was not too recent and fitted well. And at Eur 50 (approx Usd 60) I did not get the impression I was paying too much. (that is in The Netherlands of course)

Best regards,
Willem

A. G. Maisey · 12th January 2009, 05:38 AM

No Willem, the idea of the possibility of an even number of luk is not necessarily European, I have encountered people in Jawa who will also count an even number of luk, but just because somebody is Javanese, or Indonesian, doesn't mean they know much about keris, and even some people who could be considered to be keris literate could have a different opinion to the one I have put forward in respect of even and uneven luk. The only problem with the concept of an even number of luk is that it is logically insupportable, but then logic has never stood in the way of anything to do with keris.

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12th January 2009, 12:55 AM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Dear Alan and others, Thanks as allways for the abundance of knowledge and facts. Very educating. The 10 luk story is than an European idea ? I just liked the blade for its simplicity, the dress was not too recent and fitted well. And at Eur 50 (approx Usd 60) I did not get the impression I was paying too much. (that is in The Netherlands of course) Best regards, Willem

12th January 2009, 05:38 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	No Willem, the idea of the possibility of an even number of luk is not necessarily European, I have encountered people in Jawa who will also count an even number of luk, but just because somebody is Javanese, or Indonesian, doesn't mean they know much about keris, and even some people who could be considered to be keris literate could have a different opinion to the one I have put forward in respect of even and uneven luk. The only problem with the concept of an even number of luk is that it is logically insupportable, but then logic has never stood in the way of anything to do with keris.