new keris owner

[David]

Originally Posted by dave78

One more question regarding one of the purposes of the keris knife. When I was very young I can remember my grandfather telling me that this was a stabbing knife (which I believe is true), and the reason for the very skinny part of the blade which fit into the hilt was so the hilt could be easily snapped off after stabbing, preventing the removal of the blade (which I'm not so sure of).

Yes, keris are stabbing weapons, but the second part about snapping off the hilt is incorrect.