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Old 1st March 2011, 07:23 PM   #1
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i always wonder why naga symbols are found on barung and not on krises. yes, there are krises with naga incised on the wide part of the blade, but i haven't seen a talismanic symbol of the naga itself on the blade. i figure it's out there somewhere, and it's just a matter of time before i'd see pictures of it. well, what do you know? the moros of yore prolly heard my crazy conundrum, so lo and behold, they sent their redhead southern brethren from north carolina to deliver a kris so full of nagas that this baby must have been Medusa's sword:
gentlemen, i introduce to you one heck of a freakin' kris; 26 inches long blade and 2 inches wide of serpentine fury:




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Old 1st March 2011, 07:24 PM   #2
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Old 1st March 2011, 07:30 PM   #3
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I have no knowledge of these but this one is really beautiful !
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Old 1st March 2011, 08:54 PM   #4
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Hullo everybody,

A related thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...0940#post70940

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Hi Amuk,
Thanks for the link. Yes, that's what i meant about the incised naga on the wide part of the blade. What i'm interested is if there are krises that has naga inlay similar to the ones closest to the sharp tip of the blade. I've only seen those type of inlays on barungs.
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It is a wonderful piece and the silver inlay is amazing!

Great and unusual piece.
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Old 1st March 2011, 11:41 PM   #7
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Hi Amuk,
Thanks for the link. Yes, that's what i meant about the incised naga on the wide part of the blade. What i'm interested is if there are krises that has naga inlay similar to the ones closest to the sharp tip of the blade. I've only seen those type of inlays on barungs.
Hullo Spunjer,

I'm not sure what you mean, but my kris has the naga inlay all along the blade, with its tail ending almost at the tip.

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