Keris Identification 1: opinions please

[ganjawulung]

Good old blade, Erik,

If I may estimate the "tangguh" of the keris, I would like to say it is a "segaluh" keris. At least, it has a characteristic of what some Javanese keris people say as "segaluh" style. (Segaluh is an old Hindhu kingdom in West Jawa, before 13th century).

It has a "protruding" gandhik -- a specific characteristic of what called segaluh kerises. Even it looks more protruding with the "sekar kacang" in front of the gandhik. And also, the type of keris wave that people called as "luk kemba" or "luk kembo". It is the type of "lazy" luk (the opposite of "luk rengkol", or keris wave that looks like a swimming snake on the surface of a river).

The type of pamor, is "ngulit semangka" (as a water-mellon skin), with probably dhapur of "sempana" luk 9 (nine waves, because it is existed too, dhapur of sempana with 13, 17 and even 19 luks or waves). But the "greneng" in the tail part of the "wadidang" (rear lower part of a keris) is worn out of age... At least, this is an old and quite intact segaluh keris.

GANJAWULUNG

[erikscollectables]

Many thanks Ganjawulung!

Very interesting to read and educative!
Is the "roughness" of the blade normal?

Regards, Erik

Originally Posted by ganjawulung

Good old blade, Erik,

If I may estimate the "tangguh" of the keris, I would like to say it is a "segaluh" keris. At least, it has a characteristic of what some Javanese keris people say as "segaluh" style. (Segaluh is an old Hindhu kingdom in West Jawa, before 13th century).

It has a "protruding" gandhik -- a specific characteristic of what called segaluh kerises. Even it looks more protruding with the "sekar kacang" in front of the gandhik. And also, the type of keris wave that people called as "luk kemba" or "luk kembo". It is the type of "lazy" luk (the opposite of "luk rengkol", or keris wave that looks like a swimming snake on the surface of a river).

The type of pamor, is "ngulit semangka" (as a water-mellon skin), with probably dhapur of "sempana" luk 9 (nine waves, because it is existed too, dhapur of sempana with 13, 17 and even 19 luks or waves). But the "greneng" in the tail part of the "wadidang" (rear lower part of a keris) is worn out of age... At least, this is an old and quite intact segaluh keris.

GANJAWULUNG

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by erikscollectables

Is the "roughness" of the blade normal?

Yes, it is normal for such an old blade. Say, it is "traces of age" because of the different materials used for the keris. The layers of metal corrosion, of harder and less harder metal material...

GANJAWULUNG