For me, one very troubling feature of this keris is the obvious replacement of the gonjo.
The material used is not at all what I would expect to see in even a halfway competent restoration, it looks more like a deliberate attempt to deceive:-
old keris often have the gonjo replaced so let's make that replacement so obvious that even Blind Freddy cannot miss it; & they sure managed that:- spongy, half washed iron, deep acid aging.
Too, too obvious. But maybe only to somebody who has had close contact with the Shonky Boys in certain markets of Central & East Jawa.
But then again, I do tend to doubt almost everything.
It would be useful to see the entire blade & together with its dress.
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