Keris blade styles

[David]

You may find this thread useful.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=TokChu
I know we have discussed Tok Chu keris on numerous occasions, but unfortunately or search engine has a hard time locating words with 3 letters or less in them.
You will find a bit more for "Melela".
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/search...earchid=485414
As for the name game, we human have a habit of needinf to place everything into neat little categories. Unfortunately these things don't always fit so neatly. Also we have different groups of humans using the same name for different things or different names for the same thing. Also we find that names change over the years and new keris terminology is still being added by collectors. I think we need to always be prepared to confront this confusion and i'm not sure that we can ever find definitive answers to proper naming. It's not really a matter of right or wrong, just differences of opinion. I have always believed that the true nature and understanding of keris is to be found beyond the naming of things.