Beauty and The Beast...

Spunjer · 6th January 2005, 12:14 AM

thx, shelley

. yes, she's definitely a work of art. btw, here's the full sword shot...

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Good Christmas score. You must have been good all last year.

It must have been some big tall Moro wielding that gigantic Kris.

funny story, that one. i was at work when the package came in. when i got home, it was already wrapped in christmas paper with a card that says "from your loving kids". they've been seeing a few of those long priority boxes lately so they figured it was another sword; either that or their mom put them up to it. nevertheless i wasn't allowed to open it until christmas morning

yeah, the original owner must've been a giant among his peers. i've read somewhere that moros back then averaged 5'6" - 5'8" in height. to wield this sword with one hand, he must've been a huge and strong fella.

Battara · 6th January 2005, 12:56 AM

As I think I said in one of my emails to you, Spunjer, that silver hilted one is one of the nicest 20c krises I have seen. I enjoy good silver work and that hilt is wonderful. The fret work in the back is similar to my 20c blade (with an older swassa/silver/ivory hilt - see my avatar

). On the scabbard, is there a band missing or is it a black band of something?

kino · 6th January 2005, 01:33 AM

What are the dimensions of the Kris.

6th January 2005, 12:56 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	As I think I said in one of my emails to you, Spunjer, that silver hilted one is one of the nicest 20c krises I have seen. I enjoy good silver work and that hilt is wonderful. The fret work in the back is similar to my 20c blade (with an older swassa/silver/ivory hilt - see my avatar ). On the scabbard, is there a band missing or is it a black band of something?

6th January 2005, 01:33 AM	#3
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,020	What are the dimensions of the Kris.