where have all the ganjas gone?

[A. G. Maisey]

This "no gonjo" problem sounds to me like a uniquely European or maybe uniquely Netherlands problem,yes, certainly I do come across the occasional keris missing a gonjo, but this is very, very occasional.

In Jawa & Bali gonjos normally get replaced when they go missing, for whatever reason. In Australia I doubt that I have ever come across a keris with a missing gonjo, I might have, and have forgotten it, but there are not a lot of keris floating around in Australia in any case.

As for the stories that appear to accompany missing gonjos, I suggest that these should be taken with a very large grain of salt.

[Athanase]

I have the same gonjo problem in France. Fortunately, this is far from being the case for the majority of keris that I see, but it is regular.