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27th August 2024, 04:02 AM | #1 |
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Yes, true, & what I have written is really very, very accurate.
I don't think in terms of a razor blade, but I have often likened the thinness of old keris to the thinness of a piece of paper. |
27th August 2024, 08:31 AM | #2 | |
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Based on what I learn today, I think this Javanese blade discussed before must be old and genuine too. Because it's also thin, not as thin as this paper-like one, but still thin and vounarable in the point. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30105 |
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27th August 2024, 08:40 AM | #3 |
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It was probably thicker 100 years ago.
Keris are regularly cleaned with coconut water or lime juice, or some other mild acid, sometimes they are polished with abrasives, this cleaning removes, dirt, corrosion & also metal. |
27th August 2024, 09:11 AM | #4 |
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It is losing its metal in a visible way. This Keris is like a piece of toast without crust, every time you touch it with your hand, some bread crumbs will fall off.
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