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• Next to his Koran the kris is the most sacred thing the Malay possesses. —  Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines
• Soon after they were passing great heavy-looking junks with their Celestial crews, or light Malay prahus with their swarthy, coffee-coloured sailors in tartan skirts, in whose folds at the waist the formidable wavy dagger known as a kris was worn, the handle, like the butt of a pistol in form, carefully covered by the silk or cotton sarong to indicate peace If you see one of them with the handle bare," said the mate to Jack, "one has to look out, for it means war Malay prahus were so thoroughly connected in the lad's reading with piracy, that he looked curiously at the first they encountered, and eagerly scanned the calm, rather scornful faces of the men who apathetically stood about the bamboo deck, and watched the passing of the swift, white-sailed yacht, while they distorted their cheeks by slowly chewing something within What's that fellow doing?" —  Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy
• The method of executing criminals with the kris is as follows: -- He is made to sit down in a chair, with his arms extended horizontally, and held in that position by two men. —  Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
• Soon after they were passing great heavy-looking junks with their Celestial crews, or light Malay prahus with their swarthy, coffee-coloured sailors in tartan skirts, in whose folds at the waist the formidable wavy dagger known as a kris was worn, the handle, like the butt of a pistol in form, carefully covered by the silk or cotton sarong to indicate peace. —  Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy
• The maker of the kris is a person of importance among the Malays, and ofttimes he is made by his grateful Rajah a Dato, or Lord, for his skill. —  Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines

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