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11th February 2010, 01:01 PM
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Location: Singapore
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I thought the rapier explanation was a myth?
 I don't think the keris panjang was meant to be an execution tool first and foremost. I think the keris panjang is a symbol of authority, much like the sceptre in the European context. The keris panjang is as likely to be used in a fight as a king's sceptre is used in combat, I believe. 
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