European accounts tell that soldiers in Indonesia were armed with a kris at their waist or back and a spear in their hands, while the karambit was used as a last resort when the fighter's other weapons were lost in battle.
Buku sejarah di Eropa mengatakan bahwa tentara di Indonesia dipersenjatai dengan keris di pinggang dan tombak di tangan mereka, sedangkan kerambit itu digunakan sebagai upaya terakhir ketika senjata lain habis atau hilang dalam pertempuran.