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A. G. Maisey · 9th June 2011, 02:01 PM

Rasdan, you are asking me to comment on quality of these keris on the basis of two photos that are less than good and in the incorrect orientation.

I am reluctant to comment on quality, and many other things about keris on the basis of very high quality photos.

Try to look at this from my perspective:- I'm looking at two keris here that from what I can see in these sub-standard photos are extremely ordinary keris. Even if I had these keris in my hand I would not bother to spend more than 5 seconds on either one in an assessment of quality. Now you ask me to make public comments that could offend the owners or influence the opinions of others --- and this on the basis of photos where I cannot really justify my opinion.

This exercise has the potential to make me look like an idiot.

I'm sorry, but I have no further comments to make on either of these keris.

However --- that lack of pamor near the sorsoran on keris #1 is not really acceptable.

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9th June 2011, 02:01 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Rasdan, you are asking me to comment on quality of these keris on the basis of two photos that are less than good and in the incorrect orientation. I am reluctant to comment on quality, and many other things about keris on the basis of very high quality photos. Try to look at this from my perspective:- I'm looking at two keris here that from what I can see in these sub-standard photos are extremely ordinary keris. Even if I had these keris in my hand I would not bother to spend more than 5 seconds on either one in an assessment of quality. Now you ask me to make public comments that could offend the owners or influence the opinions of others --- and this on the basis of photos where I cannot really justify my opinion. This exercise has the potential to make me look like an idiot. I'm sorry, but I have no further comments to make on either of these keris. However --- that lack of pamor near the sorsoran on keris #1 is not really acceptable.