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VANDOO · 2nd February 2014, 05:51 PM

I DON'T FIND THIS SWORD ESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO LOOK AT BUT.

THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS SWORD IS IT WAS MADE FOR USE IN WAR AND IS NOT JUST A STATUS, PRESENTATION OR PARADE ITEM. THOUGH I HAVE NOT SEEN MANY OF THEM IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THESE WERE MADE FOR ONE SPECIAL MILITARY UNIT SUPPORTED BY SOME FORIGN POWER. THE TOP MORO PART SATISFYING THE LOCAL POPULATION AND THE BLADE SETTING THEM APART FROM NORMAL MORO GROUPS.?
SPECIAL TRAINING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR LOCALS IN THE USE OF THE LONGER CURVED BLADE AND THE ONLY ADVANTAGE I SEE OVER THE NORMAL SWORDS WOULD IF USED ON HORSE BACK.
A LOT OF TROUBLE TO CONVERT A EUROPEAN OR ARABIC SWORD TO A KRIS SWORD SO THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD REASON.

2nd February 2014, 05:51 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I DON'T FIND THIS SWORD ESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO LOOK AT BUT. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS SWORD IS IT WAS MADE FOR USE IN WAR AND IS NOT JUST A STATUS, PRESENTATION OR PARADE ITEM. THOUGH I HAVE NOT SEEN MANY OF THEM IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THESE WERE MADE FOR ONE SPECIAL MILITARY UNIT SUPPORTED BY SOME FORIGN POWER. THE TOP MORO PART SATISFYING THE LOCAL POPULATION AND THE BLADE SETTING THEM APART FROM NORMAL MORO GROUPS.? SPECIAL TRAINING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR LOCALS IN THE USE OF THE LONGER CURVED BLADE AND THE ONLY ADVANTAGE I SEE OVER THE NORMAL SWORDS WOULD IF USED ON HORSE BACK. A LOT OF TROUBLE TO CONVERT A EUROPEAN OR ARABIC SWORD TO A KRIS SWORD SO THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD REASON.