(said to be) newly found old keris

[GIO]

If I am not wrong, one keris only has been cleaned, and in my humble opinion the item does not seem so old, considering the very bad conditions of the other two. If, as Alan suggests, some sulphur was present on its surface, the conditions of this keris should be the worst. (sulphur is very corrosive on iron)
It would be interesting to clean the other two kerises, even if little iron is left, but we will never know for sure if the three kerises have been buried at the same time, even if they have been found in the same location, one close to the others.

[satsujinken]

as for me, I believed that all three are artificially aged ...

though cannot be sure until I held it personally, I still tend to think it was not that old

Thank you, Alan ... for the beautiful and descriptive insight. I remembered years ago you said to me that keris are buried simply to protect it from thieves since it was considered precious

and a good eye on the traces of sulphur there.

[satsujinken]

something like this, Alan ?

several other trinkets found with the keris has been sold by the founder


Donny

[satsujinken]

Originally Posted by GIO

If I am not wrong, one keris only has been cleaned, and in my humble opinion the item does not seem so old, considering the very bad conditions of the other two. If, as Alan suggests, some sulphur was present on its surface, the conditions of this keris should be the worst. (sulphur is very corrosive on iron)
It would be interesting to clean the other two kerises, even if little iron is left, but we will never know for sure if the three kerises have been buried at the same time, even if they have been found in the same location, one close to the others.

yes, from the 3, only 2 are cleaned, one is way too damaged and salvaged only for the iron.
Donny

[A. G. Maisey]

No, nothing at all like these things Donny.

The things I have seen that have been buried have been genuine old tools, genuine old bronze bells, bronze parts of genuine old finials.

Definitely not the sort of stuff you have shown in the foto.

The sort of thing shown here:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=majapahit

[satsujinken]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

No, nothing at all like these things Donny.

The things I have seen that have been buried have been genuine old tools, genuine old bronze bells, bronze parts of genuine old finials.

Definitely not the sort of stuff you have shown in the foto.

The sort of thing shown here:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=majapahit

many thanks, Alan
talking with you always open my horizon a step further !

Donny