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[francantolin]

Originally Posted by Drabant1701

The scabbard is velvet on wood.
I etched with ferric cloride first and polished it. Then I did a final etch with hot instant coffe (very, very, VERY strong)for 30 minutes.
I have not gotten that to work on wootz sadly.

On the pictures, I thought the scabbard was made of steel,

like this one, with a ''double blade''
here a decorative kard with hidden blade,
too fancy and a little toy-like but the damas seems to be real

[Rick]

One from the Keris world.

[thomas hauschild]

My favourites

[David]

Originally Posted by Rick

One from the Keris world.

That is indeed a beaut Rick. And extraordinary pamor pattern paired with an unusual patterned pendok. Love it!

[David]

Here is another from the keris world, this one from Sumatra.

[A. G. Maisey]

Exceptional indeed Rick, and David, your example is about as good as it gets within its type also.

[JustYS]

Originally Posted by Rick

One from the Keris world.

Gorgeous Keris Rick, is that Unthuk Banyu pamor?

Also the pendok is amazing.

[JustYS]

My humble collection: Surakarta and Madura

[Rick]

Originally Posted by JustYS

Gorgeous Keris Rick, is that Unthuk Banyu pamor?

Also the pendok is amazing.

It could be Unthuk Banyu Justy; my Western mind sees it as balls of string, and I have forgotten so much over the years. So many names and classifications for these patterns .

[A. G. Maisey]

This pamor of yours is Lawe Setukel, Rick.

Lawe Setukel means "tangled thread".

This particular form, and there are a number of ways for this pamor to be interpreted, is East Javanese.

It is a very, very select pamor, very few people are able to survive having custody of this pamor, it causes confusion in daily life, forgetfulness, and difficulty in completing tasks that have been planned and should be simple to perform.

There is a tale of an Indonesian Government Minister who was desperate to obtain a particular keris that had this pamor. He eventually did obtain it after great effort, and promptly went insane.

It is generally agreed that the safest course to take if one finds oneself in possession of a keris with Lawe Setukel pamor is to give it to somebody of advanced age, preferably over the age of eighty, for safe keeping.

The reasoning behind this is that these people of advanced age have so little to lose anyway that the evil force contained in Lawe Setukel pamor cannot bring itself to attack them.

[Kubur]

Hi Guys

What about this stuff?

[Rick]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

This pamor of yours is Lawe Setukel, Rick.

Lawe Setukel means "tangled thread".

This particular form, and there are a number of ways for this pamor to be interpreted, is East Javanese.

It is a very, very select pamor, very few people are able to survive having custody of this pamor, it causes confusion in daily life, forgetfulness, and difficulty in completing tasks that have been planned and should be simple to perform.

There is a tale of an Indonesian Government Minister who was desperate to obtain a particular keris that had this pamor. He eventually did obtain it after great effort, and promptly went insane.

It is generally agreed that the safest course to take if one finds oneself in possession of a keris with Lawe Setukel pamor is to give it to somebody of advanced age, preferably over the age of eighty, for safe keeping.

The reasoning behind this is that these people of advanced age have so little to lose anyway that the evil force contained in Lawe Setukel pamor cannot bring itself to attack them.

Now, he tells me.
The dementia pamor.

[A. G. Maisey]

Better late than never Rick.

I was 80 last February --- always willing to help out an old mate.