FROM MEASURING SEVERAL OF MY MORO KRIS 28 INCHES TO 25 INCHES LONG FOR BLADES AND HANDLE SEEMS TO BE THE NORM WITH MOST AROUND 26 TO 27 IN. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT OLD MORO KRIS IS THEY WILL KEEP A INCREDIBLY SHARP EDGE FOR A VERY LONG TIME WITHOUT SHARPENING. I PICKED UP A MORO KRIS OVER 100 YEARS OLD IN A SHOP IN BORNEO AND SHAVED THE HAIR OFF MY ARM JUST LIKE A RAZOR. I HAVE NO TROUBLE BELIEVING THAT THEY CAN TAKE A HEAD, ARM ,LEG OR POSSIBLY CLEAVE A MAN IN TWO IN THE HANDS OF AN EXPERT IN FULL BATTLE RAGE.
ALWAYS BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN REMOVING ONE FROM THE WOOD SCABBARD AS THE BLADE WILL OFTEN COME OUT THE SIDES WHERE THE TWO HALVES COME TOGETHER, THE ONES WITH WAVEY BLADES ARE ESPECIALLY BAD. ALWAYS GRIP THE SIDES OF THE SCABBARD ,DON'T WRAP YOUR HAND AROUND AS WE USUALLY DO OR YOU MAY RECEIVE A NASTY CUT, I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.
THE INDONESIAN AND MALAYSIAN KERIS ARE USUALLY 15 TO 17 INCHS LONG
AND THE ONES FROM BALI ARE USUALLY OVER 20 INCHES, THATS BLADE AND HANDLE MEASUREMENTS. I DIDN'T HAVE A BALI KERIS HANDY TO MEASURE SO THAT IS APPROXIMATE. I HAVE SEEN ONE KERIS FROM JAVA WITH A WAVEY BLADE THAT WAS OVER 3 FEET LONG BUT THOUGH TRADITIONAL AND VERY WELL MADE WAS MADE TO SHOW OFF THE WORKMANSHIP OR PERHAPS FOR SOME SPECIAL OCCASION.
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