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Greetings.
have been away for a while but back again... I have managed to form a liking towards the shape of the Keris Buda. Please - if you have any recently made Budaīs letīs see īem ![]() Of course The Old stuff is also more than welcomed... Thanks, J |
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Here's a somewhat unusual current era KB Jussi.
Weight is 800grms. Length is 43cm (17"). This is a very massive KB. |
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What an earth has that thing been dipped to? Alien blood or something?
Last edited by Jussi M.; 21st October 2009 at 03:58 PM. |
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![]() Many prefer an aged look . |
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There are several substances that are used to achieve an aged look. This blade probably used two , one after the other.
To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable. |
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![]() I like the looks, I just guess Iīd prefer new things to look their age ![]() But, if it is being sold as new instead of a rare, collectors, antique Itīs ok. |
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Rick, from the point of view of some Javanese keris fanciers, the finish that this blade has been given is, in fact, artistry, that enhances, rather than detracts from the blade. I can understand that it is not to your taste, and frankly, not really to my taste either, but for some people it spells "excellence" with a capital "E".
The question of an attempt to decieve simply does not arise. This keris has been made to the proportions of a keris buda, but upon a massive scale, and incorporating stylistic variations that are not found in a KB. It was never intended to replicate a KB, but to be a work of art in the form of a KB. It is a truly massive keris, you cannot really envisage how massive until you hold it. |
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I understand Alan .
Twenty years and a couple of owners hence though ?? ![]() |
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Not a possibility with this one Rick.
I emphasise:- it is MASSIVE. Nobody who had ever handled a keris, let alone a keris Buda, could possibly mistake this art work for an original KB.My pics don't do it justice, it is really a superb piece of work. |
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Understood then; a giant among KB it is .
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