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Old 25th February 2006, 11:29 AM   #7
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I think this is a kalasan, a sword of the piso family from Sumatra. In the book by Van Zonneveld it is described that the hilts vary in shape and may be made of buffalo horn, deer horn, ivory or bronze. The hilts of ivory or deer horn are short and thick. They either widen broadly towards both points and are thus thinner in the centre, or only widen broadly near the end.
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