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31st May 2018, 12:21 PM
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Odd ganja Bahari kris blade
Can anyone tell me the reason / meaning of this odd shaped ganja of a Bahari kris blade? The flattened area is seen on both sides.
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31st May 2018, 06:39 PM
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Clearly not the original ganja
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31st May 2018, 08:32 PM
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31st May 2018, 09:04 PM
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Yes but then again why is the surface 'uneven' towards the part with the greneng?
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31st May 2018, 09:15 PM
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I am with Gio, it seems that the tail of the ganja has been gouged to mate with the greneng on the wadidang. Another indicator is that the top face of the ganja does not match well with the bottom face of the blade and the ganja is much thicker than the blade on the back side.
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1st June 2018, 02:35 AM
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Of course there is always the possibility of poor craftsmanship. The iron seems a pretty good match between the two parts in color and texture and the carving of the greneng seems equally bad in both the gonjo and the body of the keris. Not every keris is made by an expert smith. Is it not possible that the gonjo does not match well to the bottom of the wilah simply because the smith did not have the skills to do it properly.
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