Bali Dress. Bali Blade?

A. G. Maisey · 20th November 2022, 03:23 AM

I'm with everybody else.

RobT · 20th November 2022, 01:30 PM

Hi All,

Thanks to all who responded. Since the ID is unanimous and unequivocal, there can be no doubt that my suspicions were unfounded. Good to know. As unbelievable as it may seem, I bought the keris at a local flea market where I shop for used tools. When I saw it on the dealer's table, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Sincerely,
RobT

David · 21st November 2022, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RobT

As unbelievable as it may seem, I bought the keris at a local flea market where I shop for used tools. When I saw it on the dealer's table, I couldn't believe my eyes.

It's funny how that can happen. I have also found a few keris and other SEA blades in some unexpected places. Often the price is right in these situations as well.

A. G. Maisey · 21st November 2022, 08:42 PM

Back in about 1980 I was in a warung in Pasar Triwindu in Solo, I was looking for stuff to buy, keris, or anything else of interest. They had a basket of junk, stuff that was going to be dumped because it was not worth the time needed to make it saleable.

There was a keris in this basket, a complete keris, but absolutely & completely a mess, the blade was thick with rust and had been twisted into a corkscrew shape and bent as well, it was tied to its wrongko with a bit of twine, the wrongko was deeply covered in filth and it was cracked, pendok bent and twisted.

I picked it up & asked how much, the dealer said;- "That's just rubbish, take it if you want it"

I took it.

I totally restored that keris, which involved taking it back to the forge and straightening it out. It turned out to be a very old, good quality Pajajaran keris, and the wrongko also came up beautifully.

Then there was the time I bought a pre-WWII Joseph Rogers two blade pocket knife with pick & tweezers complete with its plaited belt pouch. I bought this at an antiques fair for $5 --- oh yeah, it had never been sharpened.

If you just look for things often enough you do sometimes get lucky.

RobT got lucky.

20th November 2022, 01:30 PM	#2
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 533	Shows How Much I Know Hi All, Thanks to all who responded. Since the ID is unanimous and unequivocal, there can be no doubt that my suspicions were unfounded. Good to know. As unbelievable as it may seem, I bought the keris at a local flea market where I shop for used tools. When I saw it on the dealer's table, I couldn't believe my eyes. Sincerely, RobT

20th November 2022, 03:23 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,989	I'm with everybody else.

21st November 2022, 08:42 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,989	Back in about 1980 I was in a warung in Pasar Triwindu in Solo, I was looking for stuff to buy, keris, or anything else of interest. They had a basket of junk, stuff that was going to be dumped because it was not worth the time needed to make it saleable. There was a keris in this basket, a complete keris, but absolutely & completely a mess, the blade was thick with rust and had been twisted into a corkscrew shape and bent as well, it was tied to its wrongko with a bit of twine, the wrongko was deeply covered in filth and it was cracked, pendok bent and twisted. I picked it up & asked how much, the dealer said;- "That's just rubbish, take it if you want it" I took it. I totally restored that keris, which involved taking it back to the forge and straightening it out. It turned out to be a very old, good quality Pajajaran keris, and the wrongko also came up beautifully. Then there was the time I bought a pre-WWII Joseph Rogers two blade pocket knife with pick & tweezers complete with its plaited belt pouch. I bought this at an antiques fair for $5 --- oh yeah, it had never been sharpened. If you just look for things often enough you do sometimes get lucky. RobT got lucky.