Unusual Sajen Keris

[David]

I don't know what others think about this example, but i must say that i find it highly suspect. It does not seem to be constructed in a manner that would allow me to say it was a true keris sajen, though i suppose there is always the possibility that an inexperienced smith was called to create such an object and followed through with the best of his knowledge. You could follow through with Detlef's suggestion of etching in search of pamor, but many sajen, especially older ones, did not have any pamor at all, so i don't know what finding pamor or not on this example would add to our understanding of it.