Poisoned keris blade

A. G. Maisey · 3rd August 2017, 12:04 AM

I agree with the previous comments posted to this thread.

About ten years ago, an Australian lady named Georgia Harvey researched the the matter of residual arsenic on keris blades. Her paper can be downloaded from here:-

https://aiccm.org.au/aiccm-publicati...-103-june-2007

go to the download of the journal, the paper begins on P.19, it is able to be copied.

Further on poisoned blades. I think it was Gardner who first floated the poisoned keris idea in western literature, and he seemed to be of like mind to Rick:- rough edges, dirty blade, residual specks of dirty iron in the wound = poison, if the initial strike doesn't kill you, the tetanus will.

However, at least in Jawa in times past, attempts were made to make keris blades poisonous. I was told this by a couple of reliable personal informants in Solo, and I have also read about it in at least two publications. Regrettably I cannot remember where I read about it, but I do recall that the process involved preparation of a mixture of snake venom and entrails and then soaking the keris in this for a period of time.

Poisoned keris blades? Yes, but not from arsenic.

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3rd August 2017, 12:04 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,894	I agree with the previous comments posted to this thread. About ten years ago, an Australian lady named Georgia Harvey researched the the matter of residual arsenic on keris blades. Her paper can be downloaded from here:- https://aiccm.org.au/aiccm-publicati...-103-june-2007 go to the download of the journal, the paper begins on P.19, it is able to be copied. Further on poisoned blades. I think it was Gardner who first floated the poisoned keris idea in western literature, and he seemed to be of like mind to Rick:- rough edges, dirty blade, residual specks of dirty iron in the wound = poison, if the initial strike doesn't kill you, the tetanus will. However, at least in Jawa in times past, attempts were made to make keris blades poisonous. I was told this by a couple of reliable personal informants in Solo, and I have also read about it in at least two publications. Regrettably I cannot remember where I read about it, but I do recall that the process involved preparation of a mixture of snake venom and entrails and then soaking the keris in this for a period of time. Poisoned keris blades? Yes, but not from arsenic.