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Old 19th April 2012, 04:08 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Sajen
"Tangkis- a means of warding off, or a shield; a blade is said to have pamor tangkis when
it carries a different pamor motif on each of its blade faces, and this is considered to be a talisman against black magic."
This has always been my understanding of the definition of "tangkis". It is not the name of a specific pamor pattern per se, but when there is a different pamor on each side of the blade. I am not sure that this Henri's blade qualifies for the category since there seems to be no pamor on one side.
I could be wrong, but his appears to be an accidental pamor. Such pamors are usually considered special due to their accidental nature i believe.
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