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simatua · 18th September 2005, 07:56 PM

thanks for the opinion,

Especially about the date, I also had the same thinking about the 19th century.

I know about the cleaning / marangi and sometimes i do it myself.
Sometimes i think its better to leave the keris like it is; I saw in the history at this forum a balinese keris absolute magnifcant, before and after washing it.
Sometimes after cleaning indeed the pamor comes more out... but gives a look too shiny and bright for my taste.

It is indeed nice to get some comment, and helped me a lot.
But i also will show a part of my collection to eveybody who is interested.
Not for showing off....I only have a humble collection, and i know there are others with far more higher colections. Besidese taste can always
be different.

i will place some more pictures this week.... after that i will be goiing for 4 weeks to the land of kerises: Indonesia

18th September 2005, 07:56 PM	#3
simatua Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 69	thanks thanks for the opinion, Especially about the date, I also had the same thinking about the 19th century. I know about the cleaning / marangi and sometimes i do it myself. Sometimes i think its better to leave the keris like it is; I saw in the history at this forum a balinese keris absolute magnifcant, before and after washing it. Sometimes after cleaning indeed the pamor comes more out... but gives a look too shiny and bright for my taste. It is indeed nice to get some comment, and helped me a lot. But i also will show a part of my collection to eveybody who is interested. Not for showing off....I only have a humble collection, and i know there are others with far more higher colections. Besidese taste can always be different. i will place some more pictures this week.... after that i will be goiing for 4 weeks to the land of kerises: Indonesia