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Originally Posted by PenangsangII
The keris is dipped into poison solution called baceman (snake head pickles mixed with human faeces) just before battle or fight. So, the poison would still be working. In the Peninsula, keris is sometimes hardened by dipping the red hot blade into upas / poison solution. The effect if stabbed by it is still a mystery though......  |
The only part of that formula which would work is the upas toxin, however if you applied the toxin to a redhot blade then I'm not so sure the toxin would survive that.
As for the snake venom, it usually has to be stored in a fridge to survive so pickled snakes head would not do much.
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Originally Posted by Bill S
This scenario also assumes that the keris was a battlefield weapon. I think there is plenty of support for its use as a weapon of personal defense/offense. But as a battlefield weapon it would fall short, and I'm not aware of its use in this context.
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True, the keris is actually not a very good weapon, a sword would be far better. I think the Kris is an improvement on the Keris as a weapon.