24th January 2010, 03:00 PM
			
			
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					Originally Posted by Alam Shah
					
				 
				Hi mykeris, 
 
The handle, looks like a makara styled hilt, normally reserved for parangs and badeks. It's in another form.. a mixture of known animals including having claws, a crocodile's body, the trunk of an elephant, scales and a large jaw (often potrayed devouring the naga). 
			
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 Possibly not devouring the Naga, but giving birth.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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