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Old 27th May 2012, 03:58 PM   #1
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Hi Jean,
Here is my blade.
Sorry for the bad pics: it is cloudy today.
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Old 28th May 2012, 09:05 AM   #2
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Hi Jean,
Here is my blade.
Sorry for the bad pics: it is cloudy today.
Thanks Gio, the blade looks similar indeed but from the pictures the pamor pattern is less regular than on the 2 others, may be made by a different person?
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Old 29th May 2012, 06:19 PM   #3
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Thanks Gio, the blade looks similar indeed but from the pictures the pamor pattern is less regular than on the 2 others, may be made by a different person?
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Yes, Jean. I seems that in my kris the dots are not regularly spread over the blade.
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Old 24th January 2022, 12:21 PM   #4
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An UDAN MAS blade I spotted with 3 in a row dot arrangment.
Said to be a Tuban blade.
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Old 24th January 2022, 08:00 PM   #5
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Paul, it would be very unusual for a Tuban blade to have this pamor.

Tuban was not known for producing manipulated pamors of any kind.

A full length photo + a photo of the top of the gonjo would be useful in assisting a possible identification.
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Old 27th January 2022, 11:04 AM   #6
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Here are some extra pics. Would welcome input.
It is really a big, strong and beefy blade. Maybe the pics don't tell.
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Old 27th January 2022, 07:12 PM   #7
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The pics tell very clearly Paul.

I would definitely accept this blade as stylistically Tuban.

Quite unusual I think. I cannot recall seeing a Tuban blade with manipulated pamor.

The details appear pretty crisp do we know where this has been?

Reason I ask is because we expect Tuban blades to be old, rather than young, but if this went to Europe a two or three hundred years ago, it could well look like this
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