Malay dagger - kris

dagger length in scabbard 612 mm, dagger length 512 mm, head length 397 mm, head width at base 90 mm, back thickness at base 11 mm, dagger weight 315 g, dagger weight in scabbard 530 g

Flame-shaped hilt, created as a result of a complex metallurgical process. Wooden hilt. Handle made of bone, subtly carved.

The first daggers appeared in Java as early as the 14th century, then in all countries of the Malay Archipelago. Kris is considered one of the world's most original weapons.