Talismanic or just randomly placed copper dots

Tim Simmons · 7th September 2008, 09:37 AM

That sounds good to me and you say this pratice happens today.

If the tang was made from a seperate piece or to represent a special piece of spiritual metal, that needed to be seen rather than mixed in the forging of the blade. It may well explain why I can see the kris being originally made in three parts. The matching of the two parts of the blade may still be a reason for a seperate tang but I do like the special metal idea. A neat solution to incorporate and show this concept.

7th September 2008, 09:37 AM	#39
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	That sounds good to me and you say this pratice happens today. If the tang was made from a seperate piece or to represent a special piece of spiritual metal, that needed to be seen rather than mixed in the forging of the blade. It may well explain why I can see the kris being originally made in three parts. The matching of the two parts of the blade may still be a reason for a seperate tang but I do like the special metal idea. A neat solution to incorporate and show this concept.