naga keris with pamor miring

David · 30th July 2016, 06:41 AM

I agree with Alan on this one regarding the dhapur. I have seen similar "uneven" luk dhapurs and in fact have an example (albeit a contemporary version) of such luk spacing in my own collection.
While i appreciate the effort artistically to some extent i am not particularly fond of the apparent lack of a core. While, as Alan points out, some blades such as buntel mayat tend to be coreless, this does not seem to be one where i would expect or desire a lack of a core.
But yes, this is most certainly modern production. Nothing wrong with that, but it is what it is.

mariusgmioc · 30th July 2016, 08:42 AM

Thank you Alan and David for the information!

Have a nice weekend!

Jean · 31st July 2016, 10:18 AM

Hello Donny,
This kris is for sale on EBay (Item N° 142069169654) which constitutes a violation of the rules of this forum!
Regards

mariusgmioc · 31st July 2016, 11:23 AM

Why do I have the feeling that this forum is being used for personal gain?!

Jean · 31st July 2016, 02:44 PM

May be Donny was not aware of this rule, I did not notice it myself on EBay but a friend did and communicated the ad to me. Let us wait what Donny and the moderators have to say.
Regards

Rick · 31st July 2016, 04:10 PM

Aware or not; Donny has bought himself a 10 day suspension starting now....

Rick · 31st July 2016, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jean

May be Donny was not aware of this rule, I did not notice it myself on EBay but a friend did and communicated the ad to me. Let us wait what Donny and the moderators have to say.
Regards

Thank you Jean; you did the proper thing in sharing that information with us.

David · 31st July 2016, 05:54 PM

Sorry guys, i've been on vacation and missed this thread for a few days. Rick and i are certainly in agreement. Using this forum to flog your wares, old or new, for sale on eBay or other venues will not be tolerated. Continued abuse of this forum for such purposes will lead to a permanent banning from these forums. Period!

Rick · 31st July 2016, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Why do I have the feeling that this forum is being used for personal gain?!

Thank you for the edit Marius.
Yes, people flogging new keris are sometimes a problem here.

mariusgmioc · 31st July 2016, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Thank you for the edit Marius.
Yes, people flogging new keris are sometimes a problem here.

Thank you Rick!

Sometimes I get too paranoid...

satsujinken · 1st August 2016, 05:25 AM

sorry

I never used this forum for personal gain

and to be honest, I only listed the keris on ebay because I wanted to show folks in Indonesian blades forum, how keris is being underrated as part of my discussion last week, on how a poor quality wakizashi can be sold for 1000 USD

whereas a decent keris with intricate pamors, with a very difficult forging technique will fetch only 100 - 200 USD

basically I wanted keris to be appreciated more as it is a very beautiful work of art

and err ... what should I do now ? put down the listing ??

Donny

31st July 2016, 11:23 AM	#4
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,912	Why do I have the feeling that this forum is being used for personal gain?! Last edited by mariusgmioc; 31st July 2016 at 11:55 AM.

30th July 2016, 06:41 AM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	I agree with Alan on this one regarding the dhapur. I have seen similar "uneven" luk dhapurs and in fact have an example (albeit a contemporary version) of such luk spacing in my own collection. While i appreciate the effort artistically to some extent i am not particularly fond of the apparent lack of a core. While, as Alan points out, some blades such as buntel mayat tend to be coreless, this does not seem to be one where i would expect or desire a lack of a core. But yes, this is most certainly modern production. Nothing wrong with that, but it is what it is.

30th July 2016, 08:42 AM	#2
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,912	Thank you Alan and David for the information! Have a nice weekend!

31st July 2016, 10:18 AM	#3
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Hello Donny, This kris is for sale on EBay (Item N° 142069169654) which constitutes a violation of the rules of this forum! Regards

31st July 2016, 02:44 PM	#5
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	May be Donny was not aware of this rule, I did not notice it myself on EBay but a friend did and communicated the ad to me. Let us wait what Donny and the moderators have to say. Regards

31st July 2016, 04:10 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Aware or not; Donny has bought himself a 10 day suspension starting now....

31st July 2016, 05:54 PM	#8
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Sorry guys, i've been on vacation and missed this thread for a few days. Rick and i are certainly in agreement. Using this forum to flog your wares, old or new, for sale on eBay or other venues will not be tolerated. Continued abuse of this forum for such purposes will lead to a permanent banning from these forums. Period!

1st August 2016, 05:25 AM	#11
satsujinken Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Surabaya - Indonesia Posts: 199	sorry I never used this forum for personal gain and to be honest, I only listed the keris on ebay because I wanted to show folks in Indonesian blades forum, how keris is being underrated as part of my discussion last week, on how a poor quality wakizashi can be sold for 1000 USD whereas a decent keris with intricate pamors, with a very difficult forging technique will fetch only 100 - 200 USD basically I wanted keris to be appreciated more as it is a very beautiful work of art and err ... what should I do now ? put down the listing ?? Donny