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ariel · 12th October 2017, 11:17 AM

Resurrecting it after 11 years:-)

I see that all Piso Podangs have trilobate endings of quillons.

Does it mean that ALL swords with trilobate quillons tips hail from Sumatra/Borneo/Malaysia? Do we know of genuinely Indian examples with such quillons?

After all, this type of handle came to the “Malay” world from India.

Also, all “Malay” Piso Podangs have bronze/brass handles. Any iron ones that we know?

12th October 2017, 11:17 AM	#12
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Resurrecting it after 11 years:-) I see that all Piso Podangs have trilobate endings of quillons. Does it mean that ALL swords with trilobate quillons tips hail from Sumatra/Borneo/Malaysia? Do we know of genuinely Indian examples with such quillons? After all, this type of handle came to the “Malay” world from India. Also, all “Malay” Piso Podangs have bronze/brass handles. Any iron ones that we know? Last edited by ariel; 12th October 2017 at 03:16 PM.