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9th August 2010, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Here's photos of the larger kris. Approximate measurements are as follows:
Blade length (measured from where the gangya meets the hilt): 22 11/16 in. / 57.6 cm OAL: 27 7/8 in. / 70.8 cm Gangya width: 4 3/4 in. / 12 cm Kakatua width: 4 1/8 in. / 10.5 cm The kakatua pommel is a finely chased yellow metal - sounds rather asinine to describe it as such - but I'm not 100% certain it is brass... its high degree of luster, combined with its silver appearance under artificial lighting has me wondering if it is an alloy other than brass - a little research on the forum returned a fixed ratio for swassa, but did this ration ever vary? The pommel is held in place with four pins/nails; the band below it - which I believe to be silver - is held into place by three pins/nails. The blade has a central fuller that runs its length. There are folding flaws visible in the fuller. Anyway, as a picture is worth a thousands words, here's 5K worth...      
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