What do I have?

David · 14th February 2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BBJW

Nobody cares to be serious here? Terrific.

bbjw

Actually, aside from some opening kidding you have indeed had a couple of serious answers, though i believe one was incorrect and suggested as much.
So far the Yogyakarta dress part is correct, and the sheath is Ladrang, which is the formal dress.
The gandik does seem a tad on the long size so Rick may well be correct to call this dhapur kebo lajer, though it doesn't seem as overtly long as many kebo keris i have seen.
The blade is out of stain so it is hard to name the pamor based on these photos, but it could be a standard "scattered rice" (wos wutah) pattern. Looks like average village work to me.
Maybe if you made you questions more specific you would receive more specific answers.
Better, closer images might tell more. What exactly do you want to know?

Rick · 15th February 2011, 02:28 AM

I would add that being village work (this is not a bad thing necessarily) .......... Sometimes the smith's intent of the dhapur form can be interpreted in more than one way; that's why I followed my guess with a question mark .

More, I cannot answer .

David · 15th February 2011, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick

I would add that being village work (this is not a bad thing necessarily) .......... Sometimes the smith's intent of the dhapur form can be interpreted in more than one way; that's why I followed my guess with a question mark .

More, I cannot answer .

Not at all Rick, i like village work...It accounts for the vast majority of my collection...

...and i'm not counting out your guess as a possibility...

David · 15th February 2011, 12:31 PM

Forgive me BBJW, but isn't this the same keris that you posted back in 2007?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4158

Sajen · 15th February 2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Forgive me BBJW, but isn't this the same keris that you posted back in 2007?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4158

It is the same keris when my eyes not morbid.

And BBJW get a very comprehensive answer from Alan G. Maisey. But BBJW may want to know more?

Maybe he can specify his question.

BBJW · 15th February 2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Forgive me BBJW, but isn't this the same keris that you posted back in 2007?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4158

Yes it is and I forgot to put a tag on it. I didn't mean to imply that I recently purchased this. I was just getting pieces ready to sell that I have picked up over the years that don't really interest me and still couldn't pass up at the time. Collecting can be a disease!

Thanx
bbjw

David · 15th February 2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BBJW

Collecting can be a disease!

What do you mean, CAN be?

15th February 2011, 02:28 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I would add that being village work (this is not a bad thing necessarily) .......... Sometimes the smith's intent of the dhapur form can be interpreted in more than one way; that's why I followed my guess with a question mark . More, I cannot answer .

15th February 2011, 12:31 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Forgive me BBJW, but isn't this the same keris that you posted back in 2007? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4158