A Moro Kriss with a Blade of Unusual Construction

CharlesS · 10th March 2012, 03:01 AM

This is a Moro kriss I have had for a while, but only recently had polished by a forumite. When I first bought the kriss I assumed its balde was of pattern welded construction with a typical heat tempered edge based on what I could see in the unpolished blade.

The polish showed something quite different and unique, especially for a Moro blade.

The blade is of three part "sandwich" construction(sanmei) with a hardened core running completely through the center and enveloped by two plates of softer pattern welded steel, something more typically seen in Chinese and Japanese swords.

I can't help but wonder if this feature was incorporated from Chinese or even Japanese influence.

10th March 2012, 03:01 AM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	A Moro Kriss with a Blade of Unusual Construction This is a Moro kriss I have had for a while, but only recently had polished by a forumite. When I first bought the kriss I assumed its balde was of pattern welded construction with a typical heat tempered edge based on what I could see in the unpolished blade. The polish showed something quite different and unique, especially for a Moro blade. The blade is of three part "sandwich" construction(sanmei) with a hardened core running completely through the center and enveloped by two plates of softer pattern welded steel, something more typically seen in Chinese and Japanese swords. I can't help but wonder if this feature was incorporated from Chinese or even Japanese influence. Attached Images Last edited by CharlesS; 10th March 2012 at 04:02 AM.