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Keris 18
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Overview of Keris 18
Bought in Malaysia.
Age of Keris : Between 9 – 19 yrs old
General Colour of complete Keris : Brown
Make of the Keris Hilt and Sheath : Wood
Length of complete Keris in sheath (Length of Hilt plus length of Sheath) : 59 cm
Length of Blade : 46 cm
Type of Keris / Blade : Straight Keris, Long Keris
Weight of complete keris : 520 gm
Rating : 4/5
Comment: Although this keris looks very ordinary with scratches on its hilt and sheath, it is indeed a very unique keris because of its length and the blade has the design of 5 figurines on both sides of the blades; 3 on the front of the blade and another 2 at the back.
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The Hilt (Handle)
Made of : Wood
Shape of Hilt : Common, simple, basic design.
Base of the hilt is brass, shaped like a ring with a nice design.
Keris Hilt Condition : Average with slight scratches
Design of Hilt : Plain wood with no carvings.
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The Sheath
Condition: Average with slight scratches
Design of Sheath : Nice floral design brass encasings at the top and bottom.
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The Blade
This is the most important part of the keris. If you decide to buy a keris, please don’t just be impressed with the design of the hilt and sheath because some kerises may be very beautiful from the outside, but when you take the keris blade out of its sheath and have a look at the blade, you might find a blade which does not complement the outer beauty.
What to look for in the blade are the fine lines (the veins of the blade), the different types of metal contained in it (some blades can have up to 9 types of metal, and the more metal it has, the more superior the keris is) and the quality of the blade, whether thin or thick, and type of metal, where you look for metal that does not easily rust, and finally, the more curves (lok) a keris has, the more superior it is.
Therefore, if you have to buy a keris, please do look at the beauty of the blade as it is the more important part of the keris and makes the keris superior or otherwise. The blade is the soul and spirit of the keris and the beauty of the keris lies within the blade.
Blade Condition : Good but 70% rust which can be cleaned easily.
Colour of Blade : Grey and silver.
Blade made of : Solid Metal (mixture of maybe two to three types of metal).
Length of Blade : 46 cm
Design of Blade : The blade has the design of 5 figurines on both sides of the blades; 3 on the front of the blade and another 2 at the back.
Fitting of Blade into Sheath : Blade fits nicely into the sheath.
Shape of Blade : Straight
No. of Lok (Curves) of Blade : Nil
Scent of Blade : No perfume scent.
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How To Clean The Keris
Traditional Cleansing Ritual : May bath and scrub the keris blade with lime and its juice followed by incense (kemenyan) burning then blade to be lathered with unalcoholic perfumed oil (minyak attar).
Modern Cleansing : With any metal cleaning agent.
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Note :
The Keris is a traditional Malay weapon.
Today they are mainly used for ceremonies at palaces and as a dress code for the grooms at weddings.
There are also specially made handcrafted silver kerises which are mainly sold as corporate gifts or bought mainly by collectors.
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To place your order or if you have any questions:
Please email e_biz06@yahoo.com
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