keris identification..

BluErf · 25th March 2007, 04:12 AM

Btw, Zartane, your keris blade is of the more uncommon type from N. Malaysia/S. Thailand - it has contrasting pamor. You notice that cloud-like patch that extends from the base of the blade to the tip. That is the pamor material. Normally, pamor on such Pandai Saras blades do not have clear pamor lines like in Bugis and Javanese blades. The material is often this misty, crystalline metal, and is called pamor miang. That material will contrast against the darker steel core, especially when washed in citric acid.

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25th March 2007, 04:12 AM	#8
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Btw, Zartane, your keris blade is of the more uncommon type from N. Malaysia/S. Thailand - it has contrasting pamor. You notice that cloud-like patch that extends from the base of the blade to the tip. That is the pamor material. Normally, pamor on such Pandai Saras blades do not have clear pamor lines like in Bugis and Javanese blades. The material is often this misty, crystalline metal, and is called pamor miang. That material will contrast against the darker steel core, especially when washed in citric acid.