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Old 19th December 2016, 08:26 AM   #1
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Default opinion please ?

this is a friend of mine's keris, and he got it from someone from 1942

any opinion on the dress and the blade ?

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Old 19th December 2016, 09:52 AM   #2
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Hello Donny,

I'd vote for Madura, a variant of the bird motif (and associated hilt type):
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3183

Looks like a nice example of this style!


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this is a friend of mine's keris, and he got it from someone from 1942
BTW, did the former owner cared for this keris since 1942?

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Old 19th December 2016, 10:30 AM   #3
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Hello Donny,

I'd vote for Madura, a variant of the bird motif (and associated hilt type):
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3183

Looks like a nice example of this style!



BTW, did the former owner cared for this keris since 1942?

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thanks, Kai

the owner merely wanted to know more about this blade he kept since 1946 (not 1942, my mistake)

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Old 19th December 2016, 10:39 AM   #4
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Hello Donny,

Provenance in private collections reaching back 70 years is certainly rare - really no info surviving for this keris?

One more pertinent thread:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11767

BTW, I'd also believe the blade to be from Madura. However, I just recently burned my hands, so better wait for confirmation by folks with deeper knowledge in things Jawa/Java/Madura...

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