VERY small moro kris

[Rick]

I only asked because the fine work on the sorsoran looks kind of crude and one dimensional .

[DaveS]

Originally Posted by Rick

I only asked because the fine work on the sorsoran looks kind of crude and one dimensional .

Rick: You could be right. In my experience though, crude and one dimensional doesn't always mean that a blade is newer or older. They are what they are. I've seen so much moro stuff over the years that just don't fit the norms that NOTHING surprises me anymore. Cecil and I used to argue for hours about what was the "correct form" for a moro sword. He would say if it ain't this form, and if it ain't that form, then it isn't really moro. He was totally locked in to certain types of blade shapes and hilt and handle forms and if something deviated, then it just couldn't be from a moro............Dave.

[David]

Originally Posted by Rick

I only asked because the fine work on the sorsoran looks kind of crude and one dimensional .

Well, if this is indeed a kris made for a child they might not put all the fine effort into carving aspects of the blade like they would with an adult's blade. This also seems to be the case with patrems, Indonesian keris made for women. I have rarely, if ever, seen one that has the same level of garap applied to blades meant for men.

[Spunjer]

here's a similar class:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=moro+kris

[David]

Yum, that one again. I like that one alot Ron.