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Old 7th March 2021, 01:19 PM   #1
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Default balinese keriss ?

Hello dear members,

I'm not specialised in Keris,
I just receiveded these two,
The incomplete model seems recent and of poor quality,
the second one seems really better and a bit older,

maybe a signature on the brass? mounts ?

an old blade on a more recent scabbard ?

( fits well in )

Any help, comment is welcomed.
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Old 7th March 2021, 06:59 PM   #2
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Both krisses are in Solo dress (Central Java), may we see the younger blade in full please?
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Old 8th March 2021, 05:58 AM   #3
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I've always wondered why the Solo pendok is open in the front while the Dogya completely covers the wood of the gandjar. Is it for symbolic reasons or is it purely aesthetic?
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Old 8th March 2021, 08:49 AM   #4
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I've always wondered why the Solo pendok is open in the front while the Dogya completely covers the wood of the gandjar. Is it for symbolic reasons or is it purely aesthetic?
Not fully correct, blewah (open) style pendoks also exist in Yogya but are less common, see pic.
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Old 8th March 2021, 09:01 AM   #5
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The engravings on the pendok apparently read as 1807, but if the date uses the Javanese calendar, you have to add 78 so it is equivalent to 1885 AD.
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Old 8th March 2021, 09:20 PM   #6
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Hello,
thank you all for your comments !!

1885 is already a nice surprise !
Thank's a lot Jean for the translation !!

For the second Kriss ,
I have these pictures for the moment...
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