Hi Martin. It is an interesting pattern on the pendok that i don't believe i have seem before. Are you sure it is silver though. Doesn't really appear so in the photos, but that might just be a bad colour balance.
Sure, the keris itself is nothing to write home about, but that doesn't mean it is not worth collecting as long as the price was right. It's pretty basic village work, but you should not regret buyingit as long as you are happy with it.
I am trying to decide if the gandik is long enough for it, but i think i would call this a dhapur in the Kebo family.
The blade sits weirdly in the hilt. I don't know if this is because the hole is poorly drilled in the hilt or if the pesi is bent. It would be nice to fix that, but if the pesi is bent i would not necessarily try to bent it back. Can we see a photo with the hilt off?
Also, a mendhak would be an easy and relatively inexpensive way to complete this ensemble and make it look a little better, especially if you can refit it all better for a proper condong leleh.
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