Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Obscure knife--Kota "kris"

A. G. Maisey · 25th September 2018, 08:34 PM

Charles, I was not aware that the "keris form" was widely regarded as having originated in India.

Further, I most sincerely doubt that the name of this weapon is in fact "kris".

I believe investigation will demonstrate that it was named as "kris" by a person who was not a part of the society or culture from which it came. In fact it does not bear any of the characteristics which would make it able to be classified as a keris (or kris, or creese).

Not all weapons that have a flamboyant blade are keris, and a flamboyant blade is not necessarily an attribute of the keris.

25th September 2018, 08:34 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,700	Charles, I was not aware that the "keris form" was widely regarded as having originated in India. Further, I most sincerely doubt that the name of this weapon is in fact "kris". I believe investigation will demonstrate that it was named as "kris" by a person who was not a part of the society or culture from which it came. In fact it does not bear any of the characteristics which would make it able to be classified as a keris (or kris, or creese). Not all weapons that have a flamboyant blade are keris, and a flamboyant blade is not necessarily an attribute of the keris.