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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
Further to execution by keris.
In the Ying-yai Sheng-lan, Ma Huan gives a description of the summary execution of thieves in 15th century Jawa. They were stabbed with the keris between the floating ribs and in the small of the back.
The long keris down past the collar-bone is very colourful, and undoubtedly did occur, but in Jawa and Bali a good old-fashioned shiv into the chest seems to have been a lot more popular.
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Alan, do you know where the panjang originated? I think the majority of this type of keris i've seen are Sumatran. I believe that i recall you mentioning having a Javanese version of this form, but is it possible that this longer blade form originated in Sumatera? Is it possible that the collar bone method might be more common in there than in Jawa?
