Between Solo and Yogya

[ferrylaki]

I'd like to share this keris besutan that I found in Surakarta.
seem that the pamor is still in good pattern in the sempaner keris.
But there is a change in tilam upih keris, it become nunggak semi.

[PenangsangII]

Thank you so much Pak Ganja & Alan. Very well said explanation, as always, though I have no idea how to guess what year exactly is Jawanese year 152....

Regarding keris mbesut, as I understand it is an act of resharpening or reconstructing worn out blade, while in normal condition no one would resharpen a keris blade. However, I was shown a keris by a Malay Pandai Keris that there is actually one type of keris that needs to be resharpened every now and then. He called the keris as Keris Kilir that originates from a Malaysian state of Perak. Kilir in Malay means to sharpen. The original profile should not change at all, but the keris itself must be sharp all the time. The keris dapor can be straight or wavy, but I believe the besi used in forging the blade that qualifies to be called keris kilir or otherwise. Very rare but it exists. I'm not sure whether there is any such keris from the rest of the archipelago.

[A. G. Maisey]

152 Saka would be around 230 AD in the Gregorian calendar.

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by ferrylaki

I'd like to share this keris besutan that I found in Surakarta.
seem that the pamor is still in good pattern in the sempaner keris.
But there is a change in tilam upih keris, it become nunggak semi.

Dear Ferrylaki,

I don't think that your beautiful "tunggak semi" is a changing form of beras wutah because of "besutan". I think that the maker, by intention made the "tunggak semi" pamor.

Don't believe it? I have a similar blade as yours, with "tunggak semi" pamor too. And this kind of pamor is one of the favorite choice in Solo and Jogja. So, if you don't want anymore your tunggak semi, please send to my address, I will take care of it with much pleasure...

Ganjawulung