STINGRAY BLADE

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THERE ARE STORIES OF THE STINGRAY KERIS THEY USUALLY GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IN THE OLD DAYS STINGRAY BARBS WERE USED FOR ARROW, SPEAR AND DAGGERS WITH THE POISON STILL ON THEM. WHEN METAL BECAME AVAILABLE IT WAS NOT IN LARGE SUPPLY AND USUALLY CAME IN SMALL PIECES. VARIOUS THINGS WERE MADE FROM NAILS, SPIKES AND SUCH LIKELY ARROW POINTS, SPEAR POINTS AND PERHAPS SMALL DAGGERS OR KNIVES. THE LEGEND OR STORY OF THE STINGRAY KERIS WOULD BEGIN HERE IF THEY EVER DID ACTUALLY EXHIST. THEY WERE SUPOSIDLY SHAPED LIKE THE STINGRAY BARB AND OFTEN POISONED WITH SOME SORT OF VENOM AS WAS TRADITIONAL WITH THE ORIGINAL STINGRAY WEAPON.
AS AN ASIDE CAPTIAN COOK WAS KILLED TRYING TO RECOVER A SHIPS BOAT THE HAWAIIANS HAD TAKEN TO GET THE NAILS AND METAL FROM.
THE CREW HAD BEEN TRADEING ANY SMALL NAILS OR BITS FOR FAVORS FROM THE NATIVES. WHEN THE CAPTIAN FORBADE THE CREW TO TAKE ANY MORE NAILS OR SPIKES FROM THE SHIP THE SUPPLY ENDED LEADING TO THE TROUBLE.
PICTURES OF THE STINGRAY KERIS IT MAY BE A OLD VERY SMALL SPEAR BLADE AND PERHAPS BE CONSIDERED A TOMBAK BUT IS THE CLOSEST I HAVE SEEN. SO ANY COMMENTS OR FURTHER EXAMPLES OR STORIES ARE WELCOME. PICTURES OF TWO SMALL STINGRAY BARBS AND A PENNY FOR SIZE. THE LARGEST STINGRAY BARB I HAVE IS 14 INCHES LONG BUT NOT PICTURED.