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asomotif · 29th September 2012, 11:50 PM

Hello ALan,

Thank you for the information.

What kind of finish would you think this to be ?

It has a dark black patina is some places.

Best regards,
Willem

A. G. Maisey · 30th September 2012, 12:07 AM

I'd be inclined to test it for silver. Silver gets a dark patina over time. It might have been gilt over silver, there's still some yellow there. You can only know by testing.

asomotif · 13th October 2012, 09:50 PM

some pictures of the complete keris. it was collected somewhere between 1916 - 1936 by a teacher employed in the Dutch Indies.

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29th September 2012, 11:50 PM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,238	Hello ALan, Thank you for the information. What kind of finish would you think this to be ? It has a dark black patina is some places. Best regards, Willem

30th September 2012, 12:07 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,217	I'd be inclined to test it for silver. Silver gets a dark patina over time. It might have been gilt over silver, there's still some yellow there. You can only know by testing.