Javanese keris /nice wood /...blade ??

[Rick]

Pelet or paint ?

It's a Gonjo Iras blade .
A Kebo form of some sort ?
Is that an older Madura style mendak ?

Regardless, for some reason it appeals to me .

[Henk]

I'm afraid as Rick suggested the pellet wood is painted. Did you try to clean the wood? You should try it on a small not very visible spot. I think you will notice the paint will be on the cloth while cleaning. Be careful please, because it is after all a nice keris. Painted pellet is often seen. Is the backside of the scabbard plain wood? 1 to 10 the pellet is painted.

[Rick]

Pelet or painted , I find it pleasing .

[David]

Well, it does seem odd that someone would paint a false pelet line right through the top cecekan instead of inbetween the two where i would think it would be more pleasing.

[asomotif]

I'm afraid as Rick suggested the pellet wood is painted. Did you try to clean the wood? You should try it on a small not very visible spot. I think you will notice the paint will be on the cloth while cleaning. Be careful please, because it is after all a nice keris. Painted pellet is often seen. Is the backside of the scabbard plain wood? 1 to 10 the pellet is painted.

Henk, I think this is real pellet wood.
The wrangka and ukiran both have visible signs of being cleaned in the past with either fine sandpaper or steel wool. Would the paint survive that ?

I have also tried cleaning it with a damp cloth and even applied some very fine sandpaper one 1 spot. But notjing comes of.

The bottom of the scabbard is made from one piece.
The back is mostly dark.

Anyway, I am quite sure it is not painted. Which brings me to the question.
What kind of blade is this ?
It looks very simple. But why the fancy wood ?
Is this an old blade ?

[Rick]

Neither the dress nor the blade seem new .

@ Henk, that was more a question than a suggestion as I posed it .

[Sajen]

Hello Willem,

when the warangka and hilt kendit is original it's a very nice dress and I agree with you that the blade look's oddly but I agree with Rick that the blade is old. Special the kembang kacang is unsual.

Detlef

[BluErf]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Henk, I think this is real pellet wood.
The wrangka and ukiran both have visible signs of being cleaned in the past with either fine sandpaper or steel wool. Would the paint survive that ?

I have also tried cleaning it with a damp cloth and even applied some very fine sandpaper one 1 spot. But notjing comes of.

The bottom of the scabbard is made from one piece.
The back is mostly dark.

Anyway, I am quite sure it is not painted. Which brings me to the question.
What kind of blade is this ?
It looks very simple. But why the fancy wood ?
Is this an old blade ?

There is this method using the soldering iron tool, which can produce black/brown burn marks on wood. We used to do art and craft using this method in school.

[David]

Originally Posted by BluErf

There is this method using the soldering iron tool, which can produce black/brown burn marks on wood. We used to do art and craft using this method in school.

I'm not convinced yet that it isn't painted or dyed, but i don't think the marks look as if they were burnt on.