Keris Panjang 5 Lok Blade

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by David

Hi Roland. I think perhaps the entire ensemble is younger than you might think. ...

Hi David. The age of a Keris is not very important for me. I removed the hilt and checked the tang. My opinion is early to mid 20th century or younger and badly stored.

A Keris is more an artwork than a weapon for me and a nice pamor and shape is much more important than the age.

The surface of this blade looks shattered and is either strongly corroded or etched with a special technique. The point is lost but not broken, it looks like a frayed v-shaped cut.


Roland