I've never once seen a meteoritic iron kris blade, but I've see about a
bazillion made of Damascus steel. Damascus sort of looks like a
Widmansttaten pattern if you didn't know any better.
Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
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From: "Darryl Pitt" <dar...@dof3.com>
To: "Michael Gilmer" <meteoritem...@gmail.com>
Cc: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Any experts on meteorite Kiris blades
Hi Mike,
That's not quite accurate. Many are made of steel, Damascus steel, etc.
On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Michael Gilmer wrote:
I've seen a couple of these for sale on eBay in the past. They were
not exactly like the one's in Rob's photos, but they were similar.
(if I recall correctly)
Rob, if you have physical access to the blades in questions, a quick
nickel test should rule in/out a meteoritic origin.
Best regards,
MikeG
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On 10/22/11, Darryl Pitt <dar...@dof3.com> wrote:
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
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