Mike: I bought this kris from a dealer in Reno, Nevada, who in turn bought it from a dealer in L.A. I'll see the original dealer next month at the militaria show at the L.A. fairgrounds, and i'll try to remember to find out where he got it, although most dealers are sometimes reluctant to give out their sources. This is the only one i have ever seen with this saxon/early viking pattern. I do have two yahtagans with twistcore patterns, one a four layer twist the other with a six layer twist. These twist patterns though are nothing like the interupted twist on this kris. The closest thing i have seen is the Sutton Hoo burial sword and i really was amazed at the similarity. As far as i can tell, they are about 98% exactly the same. As i stated earlier, you have two cultures, the Saxons and the Moros. These two are separated by 1500 years and many thousands of miles and yet they produce almost the same pattern..................Dave
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