Thread: Keris or not?
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Old 2nd October 2024, 08:06 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey View Post
The waves in the blade of a keris are called "luk".

"Lima" is the number 5.

"Luk Lima" is "five wave".

The present method of wave count is to begin on the first wave above the gandhik and the first wave on the other side of the blade is wave 2.

We continue towards the point and finish the count on the same side of the blade that we began on, often there is no wave at that point, it is often a nominal wave only.

The number of waves is always uneven, except in extremely rare cases.
Why does five wave keris sometimes doesn't need gonjo?
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