Need advice on this keris I got from eBay

A. G. Maisey · 2nd September 2024, 11:38 PM

Javanese, dhapur brojol, possibly classification (tangguh) Tuban, blade probably before 1900, needs a clean & stain.

This is a keris, it is not a sundang.

Incidentally, "getah damak" in Malay means "blowpipe gum" > "getah" is natural latex, tree gum, a "damak" is the dart used in a blowpipe, by itself this stuff is not poisonous, but to make it poisonous the sap of the ipoh/ipuh tree is added to it.

Azman · 3rd September 2024, 03:25 AM

Thank you Maisey. Wow…never thought that this keris could be this old. I’ll try to clean it.By the way, can you detect any kind of pamor on this keris?

2nd September 2024, 11:38 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,990	Javanese, dhapur brojol, possibly classification (tangguh) Tuban, blade probably before 1900, needs a clean & stain. This is a keris, it is not a sundang. Incidentally, "getah damak" in Malay means "blowpipe gum" > "getah" is natural latex, tree gum, a "damak" is the dart used in a blowpipe, by itself this stuff is not poisonous, but to make it poisonous the sap of the ipoh/ipuh tree is added to it. Last edited by A. G. Maisey; 2nd September 2024 at 11:58 PM.

3rd September 2024, 03:25 AM	#2
Azman Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 15	Thank you Maisey. Wow…never thought that this keris could be this old. I’ll try to clean it.By the way, can you detect any kind of pamor on this keris? Last edited by Azman; 3rd September 2024 at 05:27 AM.