Bali Keris on Ebay

BluErf · 31st December 2005, 05:46 PM

I didn't think the blade was that nice, maybe except for the pamor. The kembang kacang looks a bit odd to me (Cuts too deep into the blade), and it disrupts the qul buntet. The pamor 'falls off' the blade at many spots too, making me wonder if the blade has a steel core. I've seen that sort of hilt (same style, same wood) on a new Balinese keris with painted sandang walikat sheath earlier this year. I think this keris is at best early-mid 20th century.

nechesh · 31st December 2005, 06:50 PM

Kai Wee, i agree with you that this is not a "perfect" blade, but i don't think that is what determines whether or not it is "nice" for me at least. What makes this blade unusal and i think valuable (and for me, nice

) is the pamor. I think this is a rather rare blade (and pamor) for what i will call "old world" Balinese keris, that is keris made prior to WWII. I agree this is probably an early 20thC keris. We have come to expect these multiple pamor blades in modern keris making, but to find a pre-WWII Balinese blade this way seems rather unusal. Also, the use of the kul buntet (alone or in combination) is quite unusal in Balinese keris making. These factors make for a somewhat rare piece IMO, regardless of the lack of perfection. Of course, the bottom line is, i really just liked this keris, and a big part of love is learning to accept the flaws in your object of desire, but my budget at the moment kept me from bidding any higher than $870.

31st December 2005, 05:46 PM	#1
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I didn't think the blade was that nice, maybe except for the pamor. The kembang kacang looks a bit odd to me (Cuts too deep into the blade), and it disrupts the qul buntet. The pamor 'falls off' the blade at many spots too, making me wonder if the blade has a steel core. I've seen that sort of hilt (same style, same wood) on a new Balinese keris with painted sandang walikat sheath earlier this year. I think this keris is at best early-mid 20th century.

31st December 2005, 06:50 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Kai Wee, i agree with you that this is not a "perfect" blade, but i don't think that is what determines whether or not it is "nice" for me at least. What makes this blade unusal and i think valuable (and for me, nice ) is the pamor. I think this is a rather rare blade (and pamor) for what i will call "old world" Balinese keris, that is keris made prior to WWII. I agree this is probably an early 20thC keris. We have come to expect these multiple pamor blades in modern keris making, but to find a pre-WWII Balinese blade this way seems rather unusal. Also, the use of the kul buntet (alone or in combination) is quite unusal in Balinese keris making. These factors make for a somewhat rare piece IMO, regardless of the lack of perfection. Of course, the bottom line is, i really just liked this keris, and a big part of love is learning to accept the flaws in your object of desire, but my budget at the moment kept me from bidding any higher than $870.