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Rick · 4th March 2018, 11:50 PM

I'm very sorry; I would have to classify this new piece as an 'Indonesian style dagger'.
For me it just does not fit the required parameters to be called 'Keris'.

We own AKC recognized dogs; Rhodesian Ridgeback hounds; they are judged on a very strict set of standards.
Some people these days are breeding Poodles (an AKC breed) with Golden Retrievers (another AKC recognized breed); they call the end product 'Golden Doodles'; they are not recognized as a AKC breed; therefore they are considered Mutts by the people who set the standards.

So when you toss tradition out the window either with keris or purebred dogs I fear the end products achieve the same result.

4th March 2018, 11:50 PM	#17
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	I'm very sorry; I would have to classify this new piece as an 'Indonesian style dagger'. For me it just does not fit the required parameters to be called 'Keris'. We own AKC recognized dogs; Rhodesian Ridgeback hounds; they are judged on a very strict set of standards. Some people these days are breeding Poodles (an AKC breed) with Golden Retrievers (another AKC recognized breed); they call the end product 'Golden Doodles'; they are not recognized as a AKC breed; therefore they are considered Mutts by the people who set the standards. So when you toss tradition out the window either with keris or purebred dogs I fear the end products achieve the same result.