Meteorite iron?

[NotoriousCal]

Hello group, Is it common to find a keris made from meteorite or have some in the blade?

[David]

Cal, while i don't want you to get the idea that this will always be the answer, but you will literally find pages upon pages of previous discussion on the subject of meteoric keris blades in our archives. I would recommend that you place "Meteorite Keris" in our search engine and have fun with the long read ahead.

[A. G. Maisey]

The definitive reference for an answer to this question is a paper by Bennet Bronson that was published in "Historical Metallurgy", Vol. 21, No.1, 1987. The paper is "Terrestrial and Meteoritic Nickel in the Indonesian Kris".

Very briefly, if the keris is not a very high class Central Javanese keris made between about 1800 and 1930 it is extremely unlikely to contain meteoritic material.

I think Mpu Djeno made a keris containing meteoritic material, Pande Keris Yantono and I made two during the 1990's, I think a couple more have been made since 2000.

Keris containing meteorite are very scarce and extremely expensive.

[NotoriousCal]

Thank you both for your reply. I would think that a keris would be more expensive having meteorite. I definitely would want one if I could find one.

[Jean]

Hello Alan,
You are killing the dreams of many collectors!

[A. G. Maisey]

Jean, love is only real when it recognises deficiencies and accepts them.

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Jean, love is only real when it recognises deficiencies and accepts them.

So true...though i am not sure that i recognize the lack of meteoric material in any particular keris as a deficiency.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Alan,
You are killing the dreams of many collectors!

And the business of many ebay sellers!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I think Mpu Djeno made a keris containing meteoritic material...

This is consistent with my informations.