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BluErf · 11th February 2010, 01:01 PM

I thought the rapier explanation was a myth?

I don't think the keris panjang was meant to be an execution tool first and foremost. I think the keris panjang is a symbol of authority, much like the sceptre in the European context. The keris panjang is as likely to be used in a fight as a king's sceptre is used in combat, I believe.

11th February 2010, 01:01 PM	#10
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I thought the rapier explanation was a myth? I don't think the keris panjang was meant to be an execution tool first and foremost. I think the keris panjang is a symbol of authority, much like the sceptre in the European context. The keris panjang is as likely to be used in a fight as a king's sceptre is used in combat, I believe.