keris for sharing \2

A. G. Maisey · 14th May 2011, 07:18 AM

In the crop of the gandhik, who can identify the features that we can see?

In the crop of the greneng does everything look as we would expect it to?

Greybeard · 14th May 2011, 01:17 PM

Here's my uninformed opinion: I see 1 jalen, 1 lambe gajah (placed a bit high!). Regarding the greneng, I would expect to see Ron dha, but cannot find it here (might be worn down, of course).

A. G. Maisey · 14th May 2011, 02:10 PM

Yes, I think that is also what I can see.

But I cannot reconstruct the greneng to any correct form, additionally the gonjo appears to be of different material to the material in the blade, so it is probably a replacement done by somebody who did not understand what the greneng should look like.

It is not at all unusual for a worn old keris to have a replacement gonjo, in fact, it is common, but often these replacements have been done by owners or people who are not really trained in keris maintenance, and when that happens it can make a keris more than a little bit difficult to read. One of the reasons why 100% original old keris, even if in a worn condition, can be quite valuable.

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Greybeard Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 124	Here's my uninformed opinion: I see 1 jalen, 1 lambe gajah (placed a bit high!). Regarding the greneng, I would expect to see Ron dha, but cannot find it here (might be worn down, of course).

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A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Yes, I think that is also what I can see. But I cannot reconstruct the greneng to any correct form, additionally the gonjo appears to be of different material to the material in the blade, so it is probably a replacement done by somebody who did not understand what the greneng should look like. It is not at all unusual for a worn old keris to have a replacement gonjo, in fact, it is common, but often these replacements have been done by owners or people who are not really trained in keris maintenance, and when that happens it can make a keris more than a little bit difficult to read. One of the reasons why 100% original old keris, even if in a worn condition, can be quite valuable.