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Originally Posted by rasdan
I think the way some keris hilts are previously fixed (for lefty or right) probably can be seen at the bend of the tang. Some Malay keris will have a slight bend of the tang towards either side of the blade (if you see it from the front of the gandik). Probably to suit a lefty or a right handed person. I had seen several Peninsula keris tang that are bend as if it is suited for a left handed person.
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Yup, I seen quite a fair bit..
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Originally Posted by rasdan
Probably in the Peninsula, keris is still primarily regarded as a weapon and maybe to the Malays it does not matter which hand you use to give somebody a stab  |
Those that comes from Riau and Palembang, the short variation also seems to have quite a number of them tilted at the tang..
