Swish of the Kris - For Wayan :)

[BluErf]

Hi Wayan,

Welcome to the forum! You have some very nice kerises and hilts! Please do share more pictures in the future, especially when you acquire new ones.

This forum is a great place to exchange views and knowledge on the subject of keris and kris (the latter being the term used to differentiate the Moro counterparts from the Malaysian/Indonesian counterparts). But one thing the older forumnites have learnt here is that there are many views, some views are "more right" than others, some "more wrong", depending on one's point of view and cultural background. It's not possible to have everyone agree to one point, and so, we learn to breathe in deeply and "let go". And then, we start on another discussion. At the end of the day, I guess what we get out of these discussions depends on our own process of filtering, reasoning and acceptance/rejection. But don't forget to make friends too.

I found an internet version of the book "Swish of the Kris", an old out-of-print book on the Moros and their feared krises. Have a read; I got hooked and finished the book (not very long) in 2-3 evenings.

http://www.bakbakan.com/swishkb.html

I have only 1 Moro kris, which is not a 'pretty' kris, but a trophy kris with a 28inch blade, presumably taken off the body of a dead Moro Datu killed in battle (hmm... reminiscent of Puputan...).

http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules...view_album.php