Cirebon hilt?

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

David, if we are to place a name on anything, anything at all, we engage in a process of identification.

I have indicated that I cannot identify the figure in question, and nobody else seems to be able to identify it either, but in general terms it does seem to fit the broad parameters of what many collectors would call a raksasa --- or whatever --- hilt.

Personally, I'm a bit hesitant in using the R word, I suppose if we're speaking Collectorise its OK to call everything that looks a bit demonic a raksasa, but for something like this hilt, I'd probably opt for "figural". If we don't really know what something is it is possibly more polite to retreat into our own language and use descriptive terms rather than inaccurate or garbled terms.

I believe we are in complete agreement here.