Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Tumbuk lada with Malayan rhino horn handle?

mariusgmioc · 2nd June 2020, 03:09 PM

In my opinion this is a Sewar, not a Tumbuk-lada. Tumbuk-lada have a significantly thicker hilt with a flater pommel.

I think it might be rhino. Rhino horn was fairly frequently used for sewars. I have at least one if not two rather muddane sewars with rhino horn hilt and top part of the scabbard.

Rhino horn under magnification has a fibrous structure as it is practically compacted hair.

2nd June 2020, 03:09 PM	#11
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,870	In my opinion this is a Sewar, not a Tumbuk-lada. Tumbuk-lada have a significantly thicker hilt with a flater pommel. I think it might be rhino. Rhino horn was fairly frequently used for sewars. I have at least one if not two rather muddane sewars with rhino horn hilt and top part of the scabbard. Rhino horn under magnification has a fibrous structure as it is practically compacted hair. Attached Images Last edited by mariusgmioc; 2nd June 2020 at 03:27 PM.