Hi,
Be very, very careful. The stories associated with most krises for sale in Indonesia are apocryphal. I've heard more fantastic stories---truly extraordinary tales---before the price drops precipitously during the course of negotiations. The kris is a very important cultural symbol and there are so many legends attached to this weapon. My favorite? It was widely believed a kris would, on its own, slide out of its sheath and fly through the sky to strike the enemies of its owner. Meteoritic iron? I've heard this a lot----far too often, in fact---and I would be extremely suspicious. Best / darryl On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Rob Wesel wrote: > Hello all > > I have a friend vacationing who ran across an antique store selling three > Indonesian blades claiming to be made of "meteoric iron". While I know that > if you are going to find a meteorite blade it's gonna be Indonesian or Mike > Miller's, I know very little about what they should look like. If the list > holds any experts please have a look and weigh in. > > http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/blades.htm > > Thanks > > Rob Wesel > ------------------ > Nakhla Dog Meteorites > www.nakhladogmeteorites.com > www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites > www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel > ------------------ > We are the music makers... > and we are the dreamers of the dreams. > Willy Wonka, 1971 > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
