STINGRAY BLADE

VANDOO · 23rd May 2013, 08:14 PM

I GUESS THIS POST SHOULD BE MOVED TO THE ETHNOGRAPHIC FORUM AS IT DOSEN'T FULFILL THE PROPER FORM OF A KERIS. THE BLADE IS PARMOR THE HANDLE IS A PROPER KERIS HANDLE AND HAS QUITE A BIT OF AGE AS THIS SORT OF WOOD TAKES ON PATINA VERY SLOWLY SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST SOMETHING PUT TOGETHER FOR TOURISTS. THE BLADE IS 7 INCHES AND ITS 9.5 INCHES LONG TOTAL, THE BLADE IS THIN AND NOT MUCH THICKER IN THE CENTER AS IN MOST SPEAR BLADES.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE POST CAN BE MOVED BY A MODERATOR THANKS

David · 23rd May 2013, 08:25 PM

Well, i think you are right Barry and i also don't give much validity to the stingray origin of the keris blade, though perhaps it influenced the creation of other blade forms. So i will move this for you to see if you can find any interest in Ethno...

23rd May 2013, 08:14 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I GUESS THIS POST SHOULD BE MOVED TO THE ETHNOGRAPHIC FORUM AS IT DOSEN'T FULFILL THE PROPER FORM OF A KERIS. THE BLADE IS PARMOR THE HANDLE IS A PROPER KERIS HANDLE AND HAS QUITE A BIT OF AGE AS THIS SORT OF WOOD TAKES ON PATINA VERY SLOWLY SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST SOMETHING PUT TOGETHER FOR TOURISTS. THE BLADE IS 7 INCHES AND ITS 9.5 INCHES LONG TOTAL, THE BLADE IS THIN AND NOT MUCH THICKER IN THE CENTER AS IN MOST SPEAR BLADES. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE POST CAN BE MOVED BY A MODERATOR THANKS

23rd May 2013, 08:25 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Well, i think you are right Barry and i also don't give much validity to the stingray origin of the keris blade, though perhaps it influenced the creation of other blade forms. So i will move this for you to see if you can find any interest in Ethno...