Could you give me any leads re: blacksmiths who would be able to make historically accurate–in looks and steel composition/tempering–Moro krises?
I’m talking about the traditional weapon–a sort of short “sword”–as used by the Islamic Moros of the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao of the southern Philippines (similar to Malay krises). These weapons were made of layered steel, etched in order to bring out the layering, had an integral handguard with notches cut along it to catch opponents’ blades and had VERY keen edges. Many had the traditional wavy blades but most were straight bladed about 20″ or so in length (plus the grip which would then be about 26″ overall). I have a “generic” photo for your information in case you don’t know about the Moros and/or their weaponry…just let me know because I don’t know how to post it here in this form’s window. I am not ready to buy now and I already have two such krises (probably not of high quality though) but eventually I would like to find a smith who could do serious quality work in making me one or two of these IF he can duplicate the layering and tempering as the Moros made them for h
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