Keris Betok on Ebay

GIO · 18th September 2010, 06:46 PM

Just a short comment.
Have you noted that all keris claimed to be old (XVII cent.- or even before!) offered over the web are without any sign of rust ?
This is very interesting, considering that even recently-made keris have sometimes small signs of rust

David · 18th September 2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GIO

Just a short comment.
Have you noted that all keris claimed to be old (XVII cent.- or even before!) offered over the web are without any sign of rust ?
This is very interesting, considering that even recently-made keris have sometimes small signs of rust

I don't know GIO, i have keris that are 17th century and much earlier that have no obvious signs of rust. It's all about the maintenance.

A. G. Maisey · 18th September 2010, 10:22 PM

Yes, correct David.

It all depends on how the blade has been looked after.

GIO · 21st September 2010, 12:10 AM

Yes, that's true, but isn't it suspicious that ALL antique blades have been carefully looked after ?

A. G. Maisey · 21st September 2010, 12:24 AM

They haven't.

But if I had an old rusty keris that I wanted to sell, I'd clean it and stain it before I offered it for sale.

Everybody in the whole world who understands the beginning of anything about keris will do the same.

It is the correct thing to do with a keris:- you clean them and stain them.

So maybe the maintenance has been done regularly over a period of years, maybe it has only been done once , just before it was offered for sale, but whenever it has been done, it will result in a keris appearing with no rust on the blade.

GIO · 21st September 2010, 11:21 AM

Yes,OK, I agree

18th September 2010, 06:46 PM	#1
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Just a short comment. Have you noted that all keris claimed to be old (XVII cent.- or even before!) offered over the web are without any sign of rust ? This is very interesting, considering that even recently-made keris have sometimes small signs of rust

18th September 2010, 10:22 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Yes, correct David. It all depends on how the blade has been looked after.

21st September 2010, 12:10 AM	#4
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Yes, that's true, but isn't it suspicious that ALL antique blades have been carefully looked after ?

21st September 2010, 12:24 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	They haven't. But if I had an old rusty keris that I wanted to sell, I'd clean it and stain it before I offered it for sale. Everybody in the whole world who understands the beginning of anything about keris will do the same. It is the correct thing to do with a keris:- you clean them and stain them. So maybe the maintenance has been done regularly over a period of years, maybe it has only been done once , just before it was offered for sale, but whenever it has been done, it will result in a keris appearing with no rust on the blade.

21st September 2010, 11:21 AM	#6
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Yes,OK, I agree