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This is one of my first two kerises. The blade was in horrendous shape and I recently decided to see what pineapple juice would do with it. It took a bit over two weeks and I decided to take it out today. Here is before:
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Now, here it is today:
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I didn't see much rust originally on this one and no amount of soaking was going to improve the eroded texture on the blade. Frankly i liked it better when the blade was still black from the last warangan treatment. It had a dark mystery to it then.
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The soaking did improve the eroded texture a bit IMO so I find it positive. Notice the tip of the blade made from a different metal (replaced or original harder steel?).
The most interesting feature of this kris is the sheath which looks to originate from Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan so the whole kris may be from there except the hilt, a rare find, congratulations! |
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That's why I included the shot of the tip. As the blade soaked, this detail became more apparent and interesting. That metal appears more porous and is no where else on the blade but the tip. Thanks also for the tip on the sheath, I'll research that and try to match things. Dan |
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![]() BTW, I think it is the core of the blade what we can see black but unsure by this. Regards, Detlef |
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Okay - this is interesting. If you look at the pre-soak pictures, you can see that someone filed down the tip to make it more pointed - it is shiny. I'll take a picture of the other side of the blade for reference.
I too think it may be the core, but with an untrained eye, I could not be sure. Last edited by dbhmgb; 6th May 2012 at 06:26 PM. |
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Here are the pictures:
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I think we're looking at the slorok exposed ..
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Yes, I think that I see some filing marks. Someone apparently reshaped the tip a little bit ...
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