So since Kriss knives are my namesake (first name Kris), it's only natural that I have a fondness for them. Here are a couple of my first ones.
The first one is 9 inch blade and 15 inch overall. This has really great weight and feel for it's size and the leather wrapped handle provides a great grip. Note the large pommel on the end, would not want to take that in the head!
The second one is 4 1/2 inch blade and 9 inch overall. Makes a nice little boot knife or small belt carry. It's hard to make out in the pic, but has a spider carved into the handle.
Neither is anything too fancy, both made in Pakistan. Seem to take a fair edge, but not my sharpest set by any means. Since I was also introduced here by @galenkp I thought I would just drop a little intro. Looking forward to seeing and sharing more!
Looks like you would enjoy meeting this man, @ksteem 😉
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Definitely interesting. Love the graphics. My first choice will most likely be a Wakizashi style. Not sure after that.
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STOPHey, those are nice. I haven’t seen to many kris blades that size. I practice Filipino martial arts and have always wanted an authentic full size kris.
I've got one more that I bought last year that is a nice mid-size with a custom handle. I'll post it maybe next week. Speaking of Filipino martial arts, I had the privilege of taking a weekend knife defense seminar from Dan Inosanto back in the 80's. He was/is truly a fantastic teacher. Still a few simple moves I practice to this day. Would loved to have been able to study more.
Guro Inosanto is pretty old now. I had the privilege of attending a couple seminars too. It will be sad when he passes. As far as techniques go, you only need to know a few when it comes to knife fighting, lol.
I love that first one...Seems like one a elf would have from Lord of the Rings. Looking forward to seeing more...I know you've got a bit of a collection.
Lol, yes, it's a bit monstrous for any practical use, but I liked the look of it and had to add it to the collection just because. I've got a few nice ones that I consider collectible's like the Russian "Japanese" style Tanto I posted on my blog a week or two ago before I knew about this page! I'm not sure the cross-posting rules, but it's still near the top of my blog if anyone here has interest. It's one of my nicest blades.
Just do a new post on the Tanto...Word it differently and you're good to go. :)
Nice, that's something not so common. I have a number of different daggers myself. So let's see what we can put on display here in the future.
Btw., what is the grip with the spider on it made of?
It's some kind of light metal like aluminum alloy or something painted black. Gives a weird tinking noise if I tweak it with fingernail. Just cheapies I bought from internet because I liked the blade shape to get started.
What I'd really like is one of the early bali-song butterfly Kriss knives, but way out of my price range when I could find one.
Yeah, it's die cast as I assumed. That is cheap and easy to produce in large numbers. If you think the blade is worth it, you might consider making a decent grip, from wood or something.
I've done that before, and I still have some projects waiting to be done. They are waiting for some time already, actually... :)
One is this hunting dagger, which was not so cheap
Below the blade is the old grip wood, above the new piece of wood I intend to use. Want to make some carved pummel, too.
Another one is a ancient greek sword like in the movie 300. Its huge and the blade weighs 5 pound or so, but the grip was also a cheap and nasty die cast thingy. I'm still brooding on what to do with that.
That new wood is going to be gorgeous. Look forward to seeing the finished product. The blade on those other two that I have not really worth the time to modify.
Its some tropical hardwood, I have a variety of them for such purpose. Pretty, but mot easy to work with.
But it may be a while until I have it done. :)