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Gardner, Gerald B., Keris and Other Malay Weapons Orchid Press; Reprint Edition 2010 Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 978-974-8304-29-8 (Originally printed 1936 Singapore:Progressive Publishing Company) W. H. Rassers, "On the Javanese Kris", in: Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 99, 1940, pp. 377–403. Victor A. Pogadaev.
Keris bahari evolved from the original kris, which is a dagger. As men fought, they needed a weapon with greater reach, and kris became longer and heavier. Two forms then evolved: The first is rapier kris (keris bahari), and the second is broadsword kris . Because the blade became longer, the handle had to be straightened to balance it. [1]
The wooden sheaths of most edged weapons can be used for blocking, parrying or striking. Keris. The kris or keris is a type of dagger, often with a pistol-gripped handle. Traditionally worn as a status symbol and carried by warriors for when they lost their main weapon in battle, today it is the main weapon of many silat styles in Indonesia.
Other components of the Royal Regalia are the Pedang Diraja (Royal Swords), Keris Panjang Diraja (Long Keris) and Sundang Diraja (Royal Sword-Keris). The Keris, Pedang and Sundang are traditional Malay weapons that have become symbols of royalty. They have silver-gilt hilts and sheaths, however some hilts are black.
The Malay Annals (Malay: Sejarah Melayu) tells that the kris was made by a Javanese blacksmith (pandai besi) [3] and wielded by the champion of Majapahit, a pendekar named Taming Sari from which the weapon derives its name. [4] It was said to be so skillfully crafted that anyone wielding it was unbeatable.
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A selection of kris knives; Gardner took a great interest in such items, even authoring the definitive text on the subject, Keris and Other Malay Weapons (1936). By the early 1930s Gardner's activities had moved from those exclusively of a civil servant, and he began to think of himself more as a folklorist, archaeologist and anthropologist. [61]