need some help about my new keris

auk · 12th September 2013, 07:39 AM

Hello thanks fore the replays and the time you all take to write,thanks
i total agree it is hard to tel from photo,s its not the same as when you hold the blade and feel it,

Mr Maisey your story is verry helpfull i totaly agree your opinion about the old blades reproduction re manufactured in all those years its so much we must look so carefully wat we buy etc.
aditional i wil put some foto,s of the peksi and the gonjo,

Here you can see the peksi is twisted at the end not clear becuse of some rust but its twisted also in th egonjo you see a little hole next to the big hole its square verry tiny i think you can put a little peace of scuare metal in it so the gonjo stays at his place and wont move i just try it wit a verry little peace of wood and yes the gonjo cant move anymore so it seemt to serve as a kind of lock.

Also the gonjo fits perfectly and the blade have a core i can here
hope this wil be helpful in our further quest about this keris.
you all thanks verry much fore thinking
greetings

A. G. Maisey · 12th September 2013, 08:44 AM

Yes, cutting a keyway in the pesi hole of the gonjo is one of the more common ways of fixing a gonjo in place, in fact, its the method I myself have always used on the kerises which I have made. Sometimes we find that a pesi hole will be made a very neat fit to the pesi, and then fixed by using a punch to squeeze the metal in around the pesi. Bugis keris seem to use this method fairly often.

I feel that perhaps these pics of the pesi may give a useful indication of the age of the wilah.

Jean · 12th September 2013, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I feel that perhaps these pics of the pesi may give a useful indication of the age of the wilah.

Hi Alan,
Could you please elaborate more?
Regards

12th September 2013, 07:39 AM	#1
auk Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28	Hello thanks fore the replays and the time you all take to write,thanks i total agree it is hard to tel from photo,s its not the same as when you hold the blade and feel it, Mr Maisey your story is verry helpfull i totaly agree your opinion about the old blades reproduction re manufactured in all those years its so much we must look so carefully wat we buy etc. aditional i wil put some foto,s of the peksi and the gonjo, Here you can see the peksi is twisted at the end not clear becuse of some rust but its twisted also in th egonjo you see a little hole next to the big hole its square verry tiny i think you can put a little peace of scuare metal in it so the gonjo stays at his place and wont move i just try it wit a verry little peace of wood and yes the gonjo cant move anymore so it seemt to serve as a kind of lock. Also the gonjo fits perfectly and the blade have a core i can here hope this wil be helpful in our further quest about this keris. you all thanks verry much fore thinking greetings Attached Images

12th September 2013, 08:44 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,989	Yes, cutting a keyway in the pesi hole of the gonjo is one of the more common ways of fixing a gonjo in place, in fact, its the method I myself have always used on the kerises which I have made. Sometimes we find that a pesi hole will be made a very neat fit to the pesi, and then fixed by using a punch to squeeze the metal in around the pesi. Bugis keris seem to use this method fairly often. I feel that perhaps these pics of the pesi may give a useful indication of the age of the wilah.