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Old 16th August 2020, 07:07 AM   #1
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Default Keris with a „spear-point-blade“

Don‘t know how describe the form of the blade better than „spear-point“. Seems to be a complex forged blade with several fine layers. Total length aprox 50 cm. I like those kind of unusual blades.

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Old 16th August 2020, 07:33 AM   #2
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Based on my limited knowledge:

Dhapur: Karna Tinandhing
Pamor: Dadung Muntir

Since you said the length of the blade is 50 cm then it can be considered as Corok.

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Old 16th August 2020, 01:01 PM   #3
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50 cm is the total length of the kris, not the blade length.
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Old 16th August 2020, 03:34 PM   #4
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50 cm is the total length of the kris, not the blade length.
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Old 16th August 2020, 01:11 PM   #5
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This word "corok" is a word that seems to have entered the keris lexicon quite recently.

Does anybody know when it started to be used, and by whom?

I have only ever heard it used in the sense of a stick that you use to prod somebody with --- and in one other sense that I would probably get suspended for explaining here.

Does anybody know when some obviously talented individual began to use it associated with the keris?
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Old 16th August 2020, 01:24 PM   #6
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This word "corok" is a word that seems to have entered the keris lexicon quite recently.

Does anybody know when it started to be used, and by whom?

I have only ever heard it used in the sense of a stick that you use to prod somebody with --- and in one other sense that I would probably get suspended for explaining here.

Does anybody know when some obviously talented individual began to use it associated with the keris?
Hi Alan,

I’ve heard the word Corok from Jakarta Keris dealers, they use word Corok for Keris with blade length > 40cm, and Patrem for Keris with blade length < 30cm.

When they started to use it and who started it, I don’t know.

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Old 16th August 2020, 01:27 PM   #7
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Jakarta makes sense.

I doubt I will ever use the word associated with the keris.
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Old 16th August 2020, 08:10 PM   #8
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Jakarta makes sense.

I doubt I will ever use the word associated with the keris.
My friend from Solo also uses the term corok for these long Javanese blades, it seems to be common among the kris dealers and collectors there.
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