Balinese Keris for consideration/comment

A. G. Maisey · 12th February 2014, 09:33 PM

Vogan, I once knew a woman who could read a story into a telephone book.

Your reading of my remarks would challenge her ability.

There is nothing wrong with your keris.

It is not special, but it is a good example of the type of thing it is. You can be quite comfortable in adding it to your collection. The hilt is very recent, but most experienced and discerning collectors do not reject any keris, nor any part of a keris, on the basis of age. The hilt is a correct type and suits the rest of the keris.

Ebay can be a very dangerous place to spend money on keris. You really need a lot of experience, a lot of patience, a lot of time and a lot of luck not to lose badly on ebay. However, that said, you haven't done too badly at all with this ebay purchase.

At the moment I'm pressed for time. I'll get back later with an explanation of what "surface manipulated pamor" means.

12th February 2014, 09:33 PM	#8
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Vogan, I once knew a woman who could read a story into a telephone book. Your reading of my remarks would challenge her ability. There is nothing wrong with your keris. It is not special, but it is a good example of the type of thing it is. You can be quite comfortable in adding it to your collection. The hilt is very recent, but most experienced and discerning collectors do not reject any keris, nor any part of a keris, on the basis of age. The hilt is a correct type and suits the rest of the keris. Ebay can be a very dangerous place to spend money on keris. You really need a lot of experience, a lot of patience, a lot of time and a lot of luck not to lose badly on ebay. However, that said, you haven't done too badly at all with this ebay purchase. At the moment I'm pressed for time. I'll get back later with an explanation of what "surface manipulated pamor" means.