strange javanese

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Originally Posted by Boedhi Adhitya

Well, I must agree with Pak Alan and Alam Shah, since the proportion of the sor-soran seems O.K. While it is not usual to have a ganja iras in kelap lintah, it is certainly possible. Not so 'unusual', I believe.

If the ganja was missing, then the pejetan/blumbangan will go acros the bottom end of the blade, making the neck of the ganja ('gulu meled') very thin if we see it from the cross-section view. If the pejetan deep enough then nothing we can do but to put a new ganja. 'Deep enough' in this case is simply an ordinary, well-defined pejetan. The part of pesi/tang which immediately connected to the base of the blade (where the ganja once resided) would be swollen/larger a bit, as it must have a snug-fitting to the ganja's hole. It was also protected by the ganja, so it might have the least worn-out compared to the rest of the pesi, and even more, to the rest of the blade.

Your blade, Mandaukudi, seems to have an appropriate size of gulu meled (neck). I bet for it, but would be better to see it from the top (or bottom?)/ cross-section view.

After some trouble with our local customs ( that should be a thread worth on his own) the keris has arrived.
Strange object and the worse nightmare too see how "someone" has tried to glue the wranka , one thick bunch of hardened glue in there.
the wranka is not the original, or maybe worse, It seems that someone tried to file out the hole because with a those glue it didn't fit quite well!!!!
Silverwork sarong totallt destroyed by the "restore-expert:

The blade seems to me , but I'm no expert, no "missing ganja" type.
there's no thick lower part of the peksi and the patina shows good on the end of the blade.

It good be a compilated piece but why did they leave the pure gold mendak with semi-precious stones on it?

sorry for the bad pics I will try to make better ones.