Well, I should have thanked you and the rest of forumnites for the extended help and informative views and comments...
It is also a delight to learn from Dave as he was at the heart of Malay keris & weaponry scene for such a long time (I was even in my secondary school back then!). He mingles with the right people - old folks of the northern peninsular whose rather die with their knowledge than talk about it. I'm sure it takes a lot of efforts before they would talk more freely and willingly.
Too bad now that most of them were not with us anymore...
BTW, Detlef, posted here were the pix of the hilt - white akar bahar.
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