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What kind of dagger has the wavy blade?

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What kind of dagger has the wavy blade?

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  1. The dagger with a wavy blade is a Philippino/Malaysian knife called the Kris. It is used in the Philippino martial arts  Kali, Arnis, and Escrima. Type in "kris" or "kris knife" in google images and you will see a whole bunch of them.


  2. The wavy dagger version is called a "Keris", the knife is commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The "Kris" is the Filipino short sword version with the wavy blade used predominantly among the Moro tribesmen of Mindanao. It is believed by some scholars that the Filipino Kris' design is based from the Malaysian "Keris".

  3. A 'kris'.

  4. It is called a keris knife, as others have said it comes from  Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the southern Philippines. Watch Human Weapon on the Silat episode and you will receive more information about the knife.

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