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Steven C. · 2nd July 2006, 10:24 AM

Hi, I'm new here. I'm only 16 but I've been fascinated by weapons ever since I was a little kid, so far my collection ammounts to a Mosin Nagant 91/30 Soviet Russian rifle made in 1939, complete with bayonet (picked it up for 99 bucks, thier so cheap and plentiful everyone should own one) and on the less glorious side a 20 dollar wall hanger katana that didnt even try to immitate same. It's about as sharp as a butter knife.

I'm looking to change that, hehe.

I used to never care bout the kris, but after maybe a day of lurking around this place checking old topics it and the kampilan has really grown on me.

I'm wondering how long could a kris get? And how is it used, some of them are really thin and wavy which makes me think of a stabber. The others are thick and straight which makes me think chopper. So whats the max length of a kris and how is it used?

Also whats the difference between a kris and keris?

2nd July 2006, 10:24 AM	#1
Steven C. Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Port Richey, Florida Posts: 20	Maximum size of kris? Hi, I'm new here. I'm only 16 but I've been fascinated by weapons ever since I was a little kid, so far my collection ammounts to a Mosin Nagant 91/30 Soviet Russian rifle made in 1939, complete with bayonet (picked it up for 99 bucks, thier so cheap and plentiful everyone should own one) and on the less glorious side a 20 dollar wall hanger katana that didnt even try to immitate same. It's about as sharp as a butter knife. I'm looking to change that, hehe. I used to never care bout the kris, but after maybe a day of lurking around this place checking old topics it and the kampilan has really grown on me. I'm wondering how long could a kris get? And how is it used, some of them are really thin and wavy which makes me think of a stabber. The others are thick and straight which makes me think chopper. So whats the max length of a kris and how is it used? Also whats the difference between a kris and keris?