Two Kerises, one possibly beyond repair?

[David]

Originally Posted by blue lander

Thanks for the information everyone. It's too bad they're both junk, but I'm still quite happy with the little one. I had already ordered a third cheap keris which hasn't arrived yet, but from here on in I won't waste any more money on tourist kerises. I'll post a picture when it arrives but I can already guess what the verdict will be.

I guess the moral of the story is that if you buy a keris from somebody who bought it as a tourist, it's probably a tourist keris.

Probably a good moral. There are also less and less sleeper deals to be found out there on ePray. If you have experience, a good eye and lots of luck you can sometimes still score some good deals, but it's always hit or moss. My best advice it to stay away from eBay for now, save up your money for a better quality keris and find a dealer you can put some trust in (there are some out there ).

[blue lander]

Okay, here's my final junk e-bay keris I promise. I guess this one is Bugis style, the blade is about 7 inches long. It has a little pamor, but it's quite rusty. I'm going to dunk it in coconut milk for a week and see if that loosens it up. I like this one, it isn't quite as tacky as the others.

I guess my only question is modern tourist piece or vintage tourist piece?

[David]

Originally Posted by blue lander

I'm going to dunk it in coconut milk for a week and see if that loosens it up.

I think what you want is coconut WATER, not milk. Though you might have better results with either vinegar or pineapple juice.