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Originally Posted by VANDOO
I JUST THOUGHT OF A QUESTION WHICH HAS BEEN MISSED PERHAPS 
IF A MAN HAS SEVERAL SONS HE WOULD PASS THE BEST PUSAKA ON TO A SON. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN HONOR TO THE SON CHOSEN. IS THERE A TRADITION THAT SAYS WHO GETS THE BEST FAMILY KERIS OR IS THE OWNER FREE TO CHOOSE. OFTEN IN OUR SOCIETY THINGS GO TO THE FIRST BORN SON BUT A FATHER IN ANY COUNTRY WOULD SURELY PREFER TO GIVE HIS PUSAKA TO THE ONE WHO WOULD TREASURE IT AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT BEST AND KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY. |
in my case, my grandfather had one fine keris (anak alang) pusaka with white "kekmo" jawa demam hilt.When he passed away many years ago, it was lying around the house with nobody interested in it , so I simply took it.
and now it is with me ever since and it started my interest to collect keris because of it. And oh, I'm the eldest in the family so I guess I have the first right to choose.