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tom hyle · 4th August 2011, 08:51 AM

Perhaps we should differentiate pommel from guard; kastane is a particularly striking mix; while the guard is a Western crab claw ala nimcha, the pommel seems an Oceanic SE Asian fish pommel of a type widely spread. The best example I've (maybe ever) seen was on ebay recently #140567402765, a Malay or Indonesian sword, but we've seen some nice Indonesian dagger/knives on this forum with similar pommels (remember the solid brass hilts; Sumatra, perhaps?), and I've a Visayan dagger with a similar pommel, too.

4th August 2011, 08:51 AM	#33
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Perhaps we should differentiate pommel from guard; kastane is a particularly striking mix; while the guard is a Western crab claw ala nimcha, the pommel seems an Oceanic SE Asian fish pommel of a type widely spread. The best example I've (maybe ever) seen was on ebay recently #140567402765, a Malay or Indonesian sword, but we've seen some nice Indonesian dagger/knives on this forum with similar pommels (remember the solid brass hilts; Sumatra, perhaps?), and I've a Visayan dagger with a similar pommel, too. Attached Images Last edited by Lew; 4th August 2011 at 05:32 PM.