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Old 12th June 2012, 11:57 PM   #16
kai
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Hello Barry,

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I THINK ITS GOOD TO GO SLOW WHEN DECIDING TO RE-ARRANGE OR REPLACE THINGS ON A WEAPON.
Sure, no need to hurry with any decisions.

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I HAVE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING A KRIS HANDLE THOUGHT TO BE ON BACKWARDS TURNED AROUND ONLY TO FIND THE WEAPON WAS THEN OFF BALANCE AND OFF CENTER AND FELT LIKE IT HAD A BENT TANG. THIS RENDERED THAT KERIS A VERY POOR WEAPON WHICH CERTIANLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TOLERATED BY ANY MORO WARRIOR.
Any pics of this piece? Sounds weird but at least this is reversible and you would never have known without trying...

Regards,
Kai
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