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zamboanga · 13th March 2005, 03:28 AM

hi everyone,

i do not know if this has been discussed earlier. Is the placement of the asang-asang tail an indication of whether a kris is modern (aka tourist) or antique?

someone said to me that authentic krises have their tails wrapped on the side of the puhan and not inserted with the tang into the puhan. for the purpose of the tail daw is to hold the handle inseparable with the blade. if the tail is inserted along with the tang then it does not serve its purpose.

any comments?

13th March 2005, 03:28 AM	#2
zamboanga Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: zamboanga city, philippines Posts: 132	placement of asang-asang tail hi everyone, i do not know if this has been discussed earlier. Is the placement of the asang-asang tail an indication of whether a kris is modern (aka tourist) or antique? someone said to me that authentic krises have their tails wrapped on the side of the puhan and not inserted with the tang into the puhan. for the purpose of the tail daw is to hold the handle inseparable with the blade. if the tail is inserted along with the tang then it does not serve its purpose. any comments?