Coming back to y'all with another Keris!

[maximummason]

Dear all,
Seems like you might be right. I don't have it in my hands yet, but it's unfortunate to hear that. I am really confused as to why someone would ruin a perfectly good piece. You win some you lose some, i guess....

[Rick]

Originally Posted by maximummason

Dear all,
Seems like you might be right. I don't have it in my hands yet, but it's unfortunate to hear that. I am really confused as to why someone would ruin a perfectly good piece. You win some you lose some, i guess....

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[A. G. Maisey]

Thanks David.

Yeah, that looks like it comes from Pak Djeno's dhapur sheet:-


http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/DHAPU...NGTODJENO.html


I regret I cannot make a favourable remark here, so I'll say nothing.

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Thanks David.

Yeah, that looks like it comes from Pak Djeno's dhapur sheet:-


http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/DHAPU...NGTODJENO.html


I regret I cannot make a favourable remark here, so I'll say nothing.

No worries Alan. I was simply trying to establish that at least some people see this dhapur as a legitimate one. I don't know that i have ever seen this dhapur on a keris that was originally forged this way though. I've personally never been fond of this type of alteration.

[A. G. Maisey]

David, from what I have seen of this form of keris it is something that started to appear during the 1960's in Jogja.

"1960's" is a guess, I've never seen one that I could definitely place pre-WWII.

Jogja is not a guess.