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Jean · 29th July 2017, 07:58 PM

I used to be an engineer...
1. In metric units the total kris length is 24.5" or 62 cm.
2. Assuming that the blade is flush to the scabbard, the total kris length is the sum of the lengths of the hilt plus exposed pesi, and the gandar. I measured these at 3.5 cm and 12.4 cm respectively on my screen, so 15.9 cm total.
3. I measured the blade length at 10.7 cm on my screen.

Thus the blade length should be: (10.7 : 15.9) x 62 = 41.7 cm or 16.5 inches

Of course this result is not very accurate...
Regards

29th July 2017, 07:58 PM	#16
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	I used to be an engineer... 1. In metric units the total kris length is 24.5" or 62 cm. 2. Assuming that the blade is flush to the scabbard, the total kris length is the sum of the lengths of the hilt plus exposed pesi, and the gandar. I measured these at 3.5 cm and 12.4 cm respectively on my screen, so 15.9 cm total. 3. I measured the blade length at 10.7 cm on my screen. Thus the blade length should be: (10.7 : 15.9) x 62 = 41.7 cm or 16.5 inches Of course this result is not very accurate... Regards