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Old 21st May 2015, 05:58 PM   #7
Bob A
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Yeah, that seems unrealistic to me as well. That is nearly 8 pounds of meteorite. Are you sure you read that correctly. You do realize, of course, that the entire blade is not made of pure meteoric ore when meteorite was used on these special keris. It is part of the pamor material only. I suppose that the pamor could be made up of all meteorite or in part, so i'm not sure the amount need be so specific. But certain 8 lbs. would be far more than would be necessary to create a single keris.

220 grams is a bit less than 8 ounces.
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