Facsimile of the 1936 study of keris and other traditional Malay weapons. The Malay Keris is a distinctively designed and dagger of considerable symbolic and/or emotional significance. The styles and history of the keris are discussed and line drawings and photographs indicate their diversity. Sections are also devoted to daggers, swords, spears, cannon, small arms, bows and arrows, blowpipes, and other weapons. Malay war dress and fortresses, the widespread beliefs relating to invulnerability are also discussed. Glossary and bibliography.)