Origins of the Keris?

Orang Lama · 25th May 2026, 04:20 PM

Well, I'm not really suggesting anything at all, especially not some sort of influence from Japan. What I did find interesting is how some features of the overall blade shape could be interpreted as making sense when one views the blade as being a very distant and derived descendant of a blade that was originally mounted perpendicularly to a haft. Whether or not that ancestral blade was a Chinese 戈 dagger-axe or an entirely indigenous Javanese weapon is neither here nor there.

And of course this could all be a completely coincidental resemblance. And yes, none of this proves anything.

But just for fun, I'll just list some of the features that I find interesting.

25th May 2026, 04:20 PM	#4
Orang Lama Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 13	Well, I'm not really suggesting anything at all, especially not some sort of influence from Japan. What I did find interesting is how some features of the overall blade shape could be interpreted as making sense when one views the blade as being a very distant and derived descendant of a blade that was originally mounted perpendicularly to a haft. Whether or not that ancestral blade was a Chinese 戈 dagger-axe or an entirely indigenous Javanese weapon is neither here nor there. And of course this could all be a completely coincidental resemblance. And yes, none of this proves anything. But just for fun, I'll just list some of the features that I find interesting.