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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Detlef, collectors agree on a lot of things, & they disagree on a lot of things.

The people who make and use these things mostly disagree with many, if not most of the collectors.

For many years people from outside SE Asian societies have been flim-flamed and fed incorrect information by the people living inside those societies.

I myself do not always agree with some of the things I might say in public, however, in the case of the hilt I have commented upon here, I myself have no firm opinion in respect of the name.

Why?

Because I do not know where it was made or used.

The name options I provided came from books, books written by both Indonesian collectors & collectors from outside Indonesian societies.

The opinions I have at the moment all depend upon where it was made & used.

Even if I knew where it was made & used, the name that I firmed up on might be incorrect according to the makers & users.

The idea of "correctness" is a variable one.

Hello Alan,

In general I am in line with you. What I meant was, when you call the hilt in question "Putra Satu" most collectors will know which sort of hilt is meant. At least the name game is not so important for me.

Regards,
Detlef