Maximum size of kris?

kronckew · 2nd July 2006, 03:07 PM

This current thread here has more interesting info on moro kris, http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=moro

including the interesting internet version of 'swish of the kris' on the moro insurrection of the early 1900's

http://www.bakbakan.com/swishkb.html

it was in there that i read the bit about the report of the marine being cut in two. (i think that one was a barong tho) i am certainly aware of them (kris, barong, etc.) having been capable of cutting from the shoulder down thru deep in the chest of a victim. the filipino's made some of the best steel weapons outside of europe in a time when they were being phased out in europe and thus were probably even better.

it is interesting to note the variations in spelling of the different terms, again probably because of phonetic spelling. (campilane = kampilan, etc.)

2nd July 2006, 03:07 PM	#8
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	This current thread here has more interesting info on moro kris, http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=moro including the interesting internet version of 'swish of the kris' on the moro insurrection of the early 1900's http://www.bakbakan.com/swishkb.html it was in there that i read the bit about the report of the marine being cut in two. (i think that one was a barong tho) i am certainly aware of them (kris, barong, etc.) having been capable of cutting from the shoulder down thru deep in the chest of a victim. the filipino's made some of the best steel weapons outside of europe in a time when they were being phased out in europe and thus were probably even better. it is interesting to note the variations in spelling of the different terms, again probably because of phonetic spelling. (campilane = kampilan, etc.)