This mendak belongs to the Keris Lurus from Yogyakarta shown in this thread:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=899
It's pretty much beaten up and the traditional approach would probably be to recycle the materials and to craft a new mendak from them. However, the museum soul in me would like to preserve it and possibly restore it as much as necessary (if suitable). Any suggestions (includinng advice to leave it alone
) welcome!
Materials: The inner tube seems to be copper, the rest is some gold alloy. I suspect that the stones are low grade intans.
Regards,
Kai