WE ARE NOT LIKELY TO TRY AND ANSWER A QUESTION IF WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS BEING ASKED, IT HELPS TO AVOID GETTING EGG ON THE FACE
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS IS VERY TRUE SO IF YOU COULD POST SOME GOOD PICTURE OF YOUR SWORD AS WELL AS MEASUREMENTS, MATERIALS USED ON THE HILT (BONE, IVORY,SILVER,GOLD OR GOLD WASH ,ECT.) AS WELL AS A PICTURE OF THE SCABBARD IF YOU HAVE ONE I SUSPECT SOMEONE CAN GIVE YOU AN EVEN BETTER ASSESMENT AND INFORMATION ON THE KRIS.
THE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE IN COMUNICATING DUE TO SPELLING OR RECOGNIZING ONE PERSON OR GROUPS TERMINOLGY IS BAD ENOUGH BUT IT CAN REALLY GET FUNNY WHEN IT IS SPOKEN BUT EVERYONE PRONOUNCES IT DIFFERENT HAVING ONLY SEEN THE FORIGN WORD WRITTEN IN A BOOK