Thread: Tactical keris
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Old 16th September 2008, 11:21 PM   #23
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Hi Sjors, I guess beauty is in the eye of the Beholder.

The example I have shown is rarely seen nowadays .

Your example I have no idea about; but (using your criteria) they are keris IMO (some are better than others), junky or not .
The dress here is Gabilan (IMO) in both circumstances; a recognised Maduran form .
Being such it is a part of keris history and culture .

Also, who is to say these were not sometimes owned by poorer local people who still wanted a keris ?

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