Need advice on this keris I got from eBay

milandro · 1st September 2024, 09:35 AM

the kris certainly needs to be undergoing a cleaning and then , ideally, a staining to reveal its completely pamor .

The coiled shape in that area isn't uncommon but it may be incorporated in different pamors

You also appear to have a fractured ganja which is something that may give you some problems if and when you decide to clean and stain as it , most probably, will come off.

The hilt appears to be modernly made in the Madurese stile while the sarong appears to have been made to look like a Balinese-ish sarong but it is not. The blade appears to be dhapur Tilam Upih (?) which is not uncommon in Madura.

1st September 2024, 09:35 AM	#5
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 487	the kris certainly needs to be undergoing a cleaning and then , ideally, a staining to reveal its completely pamor . The coiled shape in that area isn't uncommon but it may be incorporated in different pamors You also appear to have a fractured ganja which is something that may give you some problems if and when you decide to clean and stain as it , most probably, will come off. The hilt appears to be modernly made in the Madurese stile while the sarong appears to have been made to look like a Balinese-ish sarong but it is not. The blade appears to be dhapur Tilam Upih (?) which is not uncommon in Madura.