Omani dagger? Filipino knife? and ivory hilt dha

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Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

Nice array Detlef.

Would several of these not be classified as Tumbok Lada based on the betal nut crusher hulu type?

While quite similar to many sewars, "tumbuk lada" have considerably chubbier hilts, made usually from ivory and also display some more subtle differences in terms of construction of front bolster and scabbard.

However, since the demarcation line between a tumbuk lada and a sewar is rather fuzzy, there is much confusion between them.