Water has been drawn from the point of a keris, and fire from a burning ship has been transferred to shore by pointing the tip at the fire and then elsewhere. The most famous Malay dagger is the ...

Belonging to the broader keris family and believed to have been brought to the Malay Peninsula in the 17th century, this weapon was also used in the Sulu Archipelago and southern Philippines.

Most people are familiar with the keris, a dagger-like knife symbolising strength among the Malays in the old days, but not many may have heard of sundang, another important traditional Malay weapon.

Keris daggers pride of historic sultans, current Malaysians By Mohammad Moheeb KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (KUNA) -- The traditional Malaysian dagger, known as keris, has a long history in Malaysia, and ...

This keris (a distinctive, asymmetrical traditional dagger) exhibition, which runs until March 13 next year, is housed at the IAMM Special Gallery 2 space. Already a subscriber? Log in .