Wow!
I love both of yours, Bill and honestly haven't seen that particular combination of clamshell and hilt before, but they seem to have a distincly Malaysian "feel" to them.
Rick's sword is one of the nicest that I've seen, with the hilt seeming to show a Dutch influence while the blade itself is reminiscent of a jimpul.
A similar shape and basic hilt treatment with knuckle guard regularly shows up in the Philippines as well and I just assumed that those, too, were known as parang naburs although in reflection I seem to recall another term for those with knuckle guards from around the turn of the century which honestly escapes me at the moment.
In my humble opinion all three of those that you guys have shown are well worthy of a prime display spot.
Mike
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