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VANDOO · 2nd March 2016, 11:12 PM

I WOULD THINK BENDING THE INDONESIAN OR MALAY KERIS OR ANY PARMOR BLADE TO BE ESPECIALLY RISKY DUE TO THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. I HAVE SEEN A TIP BROKEN OFF JUST FROM DROPPING A BLADE ON ITS TIP. SOME KERIS HAVE A STEEL CENTER WITH APPLIED PARMOR LAYERS ON BOTH SIDES WHICH COULD POSSIBLY SEPARATE OR BREAK.

THE TANG OR PESKI IS OFTEN NOT TEMPERED AND CAN BEND AND STAY BENT OR BREAK AS WELL.
THE MORO KRIS MAY HAVE A PATTERNED OR WATERED STEEL BLADE BUT NOT A PARMOR BLADE AND APPARENTLY IS NOT BRITTLE AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY BROKEN EXAMPLES EVEN OF THOSE WITH BULLET HOLES AND DEEP CUTS TO THE EDGES. THERE ARE MONO STEEL MORO KRIS AS WELL MOSTLY MADE DURING SPANISH AND AMERICAN OCCUPATION ESPECIALLY WW2 AND LATER. JUST SOME GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON KERIS AND KRIS.

2nd March 2016, 11:12 PM	#20
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I WOULD THINK BENDING THE INDONESIAN OR MALAY KERIS OR ANY PARMOR BLADE TO BE ESPECIALLY RISKY DUE TO THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. I HAVE SEEN A TIP BROKEN OFF JUST FROM DROPPING A BLADE ON ITS TIP. SOME KERIS HAVE A STEEL CENTER WITH APPLIED PARMOR LAYERS ON BOTH SIDES WHICH COULD POSSIBLY SEPARATE OR BREAK. THE TANG OR PESKI IS OFTEN NOT TEMPERED AND CAN BEND AND STAY BENT OR BREAK AS WELL. THE MORO KRIS MAY HAVE A PATTERNED OR WATERED STEEL BLADE BUT NOT A PARMOR BLADE AND APPARENTLY IS NOT BRITTLE AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY BROKEN EXAMPLES EVEN OF THOSE WITH BULLET HOLES AND DEEP CUTS TO THE EDGES. THERE ARE MONO STEEL MORO KRIS AS WELL MOSTLY MADE DURING SPANISH AND AMERICAN OCCUPATION ESPECIALLY WW2 AND LATER. JUST SOME GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON KERIS AND KRIS.