one more keris

sirek · 19th February 2010, 03:34 PM

i have patrem madura keris that has the same characteristics.

total length 31cm/12.2 in.
blade length 17cm/6.7 in.

it has 3 empu "thumbprints"

(comments are welkom)

GIO · 19th February 2010, 06:45 PM

Sirek,
nice old keris. Hilt and wrangka are worn out as we very seldom see.
Surprisingly the pendok seems to have no bruise.
Unfortunately finger prints are not visible.
The blade seems very rusted in the crack: I would definitely eliminate rust before seeing the blade destroyed.

19th February 2010, 03:34 PM	#1
sirek Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 171	i have patrem madura keris that has the same characteristics. total length 31cm/12.2 in. blade length 17cm/6.7 in. it has 3 empu "thumbprints" (comments are welkom) Attached Images

19th February 2010, 06:45 PM	#2
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Sirek, nice old keris. Hilt and wrangka are worn out as we very seldom see. Surprisingly the pendok seems to have no bruise. Unfortunately finger prints are not visible. The blade seems very rusted in the crack: I would definitely eliminate rust before seeing the blade destroyed.