Bill, When you get a chance to take some more pics & open the new thread it would be appreciated. I would certainly think it is a early kris from what I can see. Doubt you could do much slashing without breaking the blade/tang but could stab quite well. I see three 18C's in your group, be nice to see all the 18C's you have & try to see if others will post theirs. I've got 2 but got to get the camera charged up & have a Mac & have not tried loading pictures on it yet.
Once you have handled these 18C's it is easy to know the difference between these & the normal kris. The oldest one has a small round tang & the other has a oval tang that is much bigger. While the first would break in slashing mode, the second could do the task but still has a tapered tip.
If you decide to have them x-rayed, i would do all the 18C's.
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