A Flamberge Sword For Comments

A. G. Maisey · 27th January 2022, 09:04 PM

I have been under the impression for many years that correct terminology for a weapon with a waved blade is that this type of weapon has a "flamboyant" blade. Thus, a "flame-like" blade (Oxford).

A keris, spelt in any way but referring to the same type of weapon that sometimes has a waved blade, does have a flamboyant blade when it is waved.

But all weapons with flamboyant blades are certainly not keris, or even keris-like.

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27th January 2022, 09:04 PM	#15
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	I have been under the impression for many years that correct terminology for a weapon with a waved blade is that this type of weapon has a "flamboyant" blade. Thus, a "flame-like" blade (Oxford). A keris, spelt in any way but referring to the same type of weapon that sometimes has a waved blade, does have a flamboyant blade when it is waved. But all weapons with flamboyant blades are certainly not keris, or even keris-like.