Need advice on this keris I got from eBay

A. G. Maisey · 2nd September 2024, 11:38 PM

Javanese, dhapur brojol, possibly classification (tangguh) Tuban, blade probably before 1900, needs a clean & stain.

This is a keris, it is not a sundang.

Incidentally, "getah damak" in Malay means "blowpipe gum" > "getah" is natural latex, tree gum, a "damak" is the dart used in a blowpipe, by itself this stuff is not poisonous, but to make it poisonous the sap of the ipoh/ipuh tree is added to it.

2nd September 2024, 11:38 PM	#15
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Javanese, dhapur brojol, possibly classification (tangguh) Tuban, blade probably before 1900, needs a clean & stain. This is a keris, it is not a sundang. Incidentally, "getah damak" in Malay means "blowpipe gum" > "getah" is natural latex, tree gum, a "damak" is the dart used in a blowpipe, by itself this stuff is not poisonous, but to make it poisonous the sap of the ipoh/ipuh tree is added to it. Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 2nd September 2024 at 11:58 PM.

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