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Old 12th August 2024, 04:11 AM   #12
HughChen
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey View Post
As Detlef has written:- #1 & #3 are not bad keris at all & genuinely old Balinese --- not super old, but I'd put #1 as pre-WWII & the blade of #3 as 19th century, maybe second half.

#2 is a very ordinary Javanese blade, the hilt & scabbard were made in Jogja, most probably by Bp. Prawirodihardjo(Alm.) or possibly his father.
Thank you, Maisey

You are very knowledgable. Can you tell us who are Bp. Prawirodihardjo(Alm.) and his father? Are they craftsman bofore or during WW2?
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