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			Perhaps it is related to this blade? 
		
		
		
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			I'm with Ron.  Creese was an old variation of kris, and early on many Americans didn't make (care to make) much of a distinction in nomenclature. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	I also agree that it is the angle and lighting that make the other barong look different to me.  | 
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