Joshua, i notice you haven't made any return comments. I hope you have not been discouraged or disinterested because this didn't turn out to be an old or special blade. I think we all have at least one keris in our collections that we bought as a newbee that we would think better of today. Mistakes are part of the learning process. Regardless, it is still a "cool" item. Spending some time around here and checking into our archives will probably help you make better purchases in the future.