Keris and me

vinny · 14th January 2005, 01:11 PM

Hi

I am no expert, I only have 1 Keris, (I also have a rencong, which I hope to get repaired).

I think the wavey ones, although more well known, are not as common as the straight one, and yours looks to have 9 loks, which mine does too.

I have a preference for the wavy ones.

Anyway. Excellent bargain!

Regards
Vinny

BluErf · 14th January 2005, 01:29 PM

Keep them both!

And maybe you should start looking out for a 3rd friend for these 2 kerises... Yes keris-collecting is contagious. One keris may drive you to buy the next... and the next... and the next. To me, keris-collecting has become a near-obsession. Get out... erm... I mean get more kerises while you can.

nechesh · 14th January 2005, 04:07 PM

Yep, it's a disease all right.

We all start with "just one". Now i've got 2 dozen and the funny thing is, i'm not really sure how it all happened. I think this blade might be newer than you think, probably 20thc, but certainly worth the price of a 'happy meal". Just for the record, it is 11 luks, not 9 and the dress appears Sumatran to me. The mendak (hit ring) is the wrong type, being from Jawa. If you start getting serious about keris (gestation times differ from patient to patient

) you may want to change that. Adni can probably help you there. When you start not thinking twice about spenting the price of a 7-course filet mignon dinner w/ drinks at the fanciest restaruant in town, you will know that you have probably reached a terminal stage.

Henk · 15th January 2005, 09:35 AM

Doktor, is there no cure at all ????

Freddy · 15th January 2005, 12:54 PM

Sorry, Yannis. You are lost to the world. The end is not in sight. I also started with one keris, and now......

I hope for you that you never find (and buy) and African knife. Then you are really lost.

I know.....

Battara · 15th January 2005, 08:26 PM

As some of you know, I also own a keris, a single keris from Bali with an ivory hilt in the form of Ravana, nice pamor, and I am restoring it with gold mounts. Already have a silver sleeve which I will gold leaf in part. I must like this puppy because I am putting a lot of money in the gold materials. Has taken me years to get this far and I'm still not done. This disease is awful. All of the other keris I want are way out of my price range.

. *Sigh*........

nechesh · 16th January 2005, 01:05 AM

Hey Jose, i recall the hilt quite well, but i'm not sure i ever remember seeing the blade. Is there an old thread that shows it or are you willing to share now?

I'd like to see this vampire keris that's sucking your resources dry.

14th January 2005, 01:11 PM	#1
vinny Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England Posts: 31	Hi I am no expert, I only have 1 Keris, (I also have a rencong, which I hope to get repaired). I think the wavey ones, although more well known, are not as common as the straight one, and yours looks to have 9 loks, which mine does too. I have a preference for the wavy ones. Anyway. Excellent bargain! Regards Vinny

14th January 2005, 01:29 PM	#2
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Keep them both! And maybe you should start looking out for a 3rd friend for these 2 kerises... Yes keris-collecting is contagious. One keris may drive you to buy the next... and the next... and the next. To me, keris-collecting has become a near-obsession. Get out... erm... I mean get more kerises while you can.

14th January 2005, 04:07 PM	#3
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Yep, it's a disease all right. We all start with "just one". Now i've got 2 dozen and the funny thing is, i'm not really sure how it all happened. I think this blade might be newer than you think, probably 20thc, but certainly worth the price of a 'happy meal". Just for the record, it is 11 luks, not 9 and the dress appears Sumatran to me. The mendak (hit ring) is the wrong type, being from Jawa. If you start getting serious about keris (gestation times differ from patient to patient ) you may want to change that. Adni can probably help you there. When you start not thinking twice about spenting the price of a 7-course filet mignon dinner w/ drinks at the fanciest restaruant in town, you will know that you have probably reached a terminal stage.

15th January 2005, 09:35 AM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Doktor, is there no cure at all ????

15th January 2005, 12:54 PM	#5
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Sorry, Yannis. You are lost to the world. The end is not in sight. I also started with one keris, and now...... I hope for you that you never find (and buy) and African knife. Then you are really lost. I know.....

15th January 2005, 08:26 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	As some of you know, I also own a keris, a single keris from Bali with an ivory hilt in the form of Ravana, nice pamor, and I am restoring it with gold mounts. Already have a silver sleeve which I will gold leaf in part. I must like this puppy because I am putting a lot of money in the gold materials. Has taken me years to get this far and I'm still not done. This disease is awful. All of the other keris I want are way out of my price range. . Sigh........

16th January 2005, 01:05 AM	#7
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Hey Jose, i recall the hilt quite well, but i'm not sure i ever remember seeing the blade. Is there an old thread that shows it or are you willing to share now? I'd like to see this vampire keris that's sucking your resources dry.