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2nd February 2014, 12:17 PM
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The blade clearly has some age....is it possible it has been remounted?? The off baca-baca would certainly seem to indicate that, as would the hilt wrap, etc.
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3rd February 2014, 11:19 PM
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I suppose it is possible that the blade could be from the 1930s at the earliest. That is when the separate ganga got lost and luks were getting pointy........
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4th February 2014, 02:03 AM
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Dave, you have it in hand. Can you tell if it is a true separate gangya or not? |
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4th February 2014, 03:26 AM
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David: No, it definitely is a two piece ganjya. Also, the luks, These pictures can be deceiving because when you see the kris in person they are NOT pointed..........Dave.
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4th February 2014, 07:22 AM
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I agree with Jose that the blade is clearly a late style - with the seperate gangya, I believe it's from the 1920-1930 period.
Regards, Kai |
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4th February 2014, 08:07 PM
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Hello Dave, I also have to agree with Jose's evaluation on this. The blade just does not show the craftsmanship that one would expect on an older example. Another thing that seems off on this is that the medial ridge is almost completely straight where usually when these are present (on older blades) they follow the flow of the luks. This is just my opinion though and I could quite possibly be wrong.
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4th February 2014, 08:49 PM
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