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Originally Posted by David
Please define "katik". It is not a term used to describe any part of the Malay keris. As for straight blades, the first keris were all straight blades. As a rule in Indonesia 2 out of 3 keris tend to be straight. The handle form does not determine whether it is a keris...the blade does. What does this prove or disprove?  |
check federico's parts of the kris. katik is the perpendicular, irregular metal separating the handle form the blade.
every dialect has a word for it-- in english, it means barrier.