hilt material ?

[guwaya]

Originally Posted by Gustav

Alan, Guwaya,

my source was the dissertation of Achim Weihrauch (2001). Here the full text, page 56 (I apologise for my English, for I have translated this from German):

(one should regard the source from the 11 century, where between others "short swords" are mentioned, with rhino-horn handles, as gifts from a Javanese potentiat to the imperial court of China; regard Hasrinuksmo/Lumintu 1988: 19) 98 (for footnote)

98 (footnote) A chinese source mentions short swords with rhino-horn handles, which Maharadja of Kahuripan (a kingdom at the Brantas-river, 11 century) have send as gift to China.

Thank you for that Gustav. As I don't carry my books with me two additional questions:

1. Do you mean the MA-thesis or the dissertation from Achim Weihrauch?
2. Is the chinese source named anywhere (literature list)?

guwaya