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Sajen · 9th October 2009, 12:02 PM

Hello Devadatta,

that's a name game at all. You can found many lightly different dagger under different names as there are Seiva, Sejwa, Siva, Siwai, Tembok Lada, Toemboek Lada and so on (many more). Tumbok Lada mean "pepper crusher" because a specific form of a handle. When you go with Albert Zonneveld in his book "Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago" is the blade of a Tumbok Lada broader and thicker as the blade of a Sewar. I will show you for example my collection of Sewar. The hilt and sheat of a Sewar can differ from one region to the other.

9th October 2009, 12:02 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,126	Hello Devadatta, that's a name game at all. You can found many lightly different dagger under different names as there are Seiva, Sejwa, Siva, Siwai, Tembok Lada, Toemboek Lada and so on (many more). Tumbok Lada mean "pepper crusher" because a specific form of a handle. When you go with Albert Zonneveld in his book "Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago" is the blade of a Tumbok Lada broader and thicker as the blade of a Sewar. I will show you for example my collection of Sewar. The hilt and sheat of a Sewar can differ from one region to the other. Attached Images Last edited by Sajen; 9th October 2009 at 05:18 PM.