Kris identification, luk or not?

A. G. Maisey · 20th January 2009, 06:11 AM

Yeah, I know David---but I was feeling wild and reckless at the time.

I'd hardly call two little points of reference enough to support an opinion.

I've seen a few Palembang keris that look pretty much like this one, as always, to be relatively certain you need the thing in stain and in your hand, but when I've seen a number of Palembang keris like this, and never seen a Jawa keris like this, I do feel more or less confidant. Yeah, this pamor is not at all common in Jawa keris, gonjo iras is fairly common in palembang keris. To me it just looks Palembang. If we say "Jawa", then we've got ask "Jawa what?" and I reckon it would be pretty near impossible to put a logical Jawa tangguh on it.

Having said all of that, I'll now say that South Sumatra Jawa style blades are almost impossible to distinguish from asli Jawa blades.

20th January 2009, 06:11 AM	#13
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,013	Yeah, I know David---but I was feeling wild and reckless at the time. I'd hardly call two little points of reference enough to support an opinion. I've seen a few Palembang keris that look pretty much like this one, as always, to be relatively certain you need the thing in stain and in your hand, but when I've seen a number of Palembang keris like this, and never seen a Jawa keris like this, I do feel more or less confidant. Yeah, this pamor is not at all common in Jawa keris, gonjo iras is fairly common in palembang keris. To me it just looks Palembang. If we say "Jawa", then we've got ask "Jawa what?" and I reckon it would be pretty near impossible to put a logical Jawa tangguh on it. Having said all of that, I'll now say that South Sumatra Jawa style blades are almost impossible to distinguish from asli Jawa blades.