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David · 19th June 2008, 12:03 AM

Johan, keris from certain regions can be IDed from a number of factors. Most obvious is the form of dress (sheath and hilt), but the blades themselves take on different characteristic as well depending on the origin. See these difference generally takes looking at a lot of different keris for many years.
Also it is easier to ID origin and age with a blade in hand. Photographs can be hard to read at times.
I think it would probably be safe to say all 3 of your keris are at least 100 yrs. old, but they could be older.
Keris are catagorized in many ways: origin, kingdom (period), dhapur (blade profile), pamor (the forged patterns on the blade), etc.
One of your keris (the last close-up shown) has a dhapur called Kebo Teki which is evident from the elongated front area at the base of the blade. Can you see how that area is longer than on your other 2 blades and also has a carved feature that resembles an elephant head/trunk?
BTW, your Kebo Teki blade is in a Surakarta Ladrang (formal) dress while the other 2 are in gayaman (everyday) dress. The one on the left is either Madura or East Jawa (they are very closely connected) and the other is Dyogyakarta.
Hope that helps you some.
The other sword is from Africa i believe and if you post that over on the main forum, along with that axe, i am sure you will get some interesting responses on those.

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19th June 2008, 12:03 AM	#8
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Johan, keris from certain regions can be IDed from a number of factors. Most obvious is the form of dress (sheath and hilt), but the blades themselves take on different characteristic as well depending on the origin. See these difference generally takes looking at a lot of different keris for many years. Also it is easier to ID origin and age with a blade in hand. Photographs can be hard to read at times. I think it would probably be safe to say all 3 of your keris are at least 100 yrs. old, but they could be older. Keris are catagorized in many ways: origin, kingdom (period), dhapur (blade profile), pamor (the forged patterns on the blade), etc. One of your keris (the last close-up shown) has a dhapur called Kebo Teki which is evident from the elongated front area at the base of the blade. Can you see how that area is longer than on your other 2 blades and also has a carved feature that resembles an elephant head/trunk? BTW, your Kebo Teki blade is in a Surakarta Ladrang (formal) dress while the other 2 are in gayaman (everyday) dress. The one on the left is either Madura or East Jawa (they are very closely connected) and the other is Dyogyakarta. Hope that helps you some. The other sword is from Africa i believe and if you post that over on the main forum, along with that axe, i am sure you will get some interesting responses on those.