Question about Philippines Dagger hilt

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by carlos

Hello everybody!!
I have a question about hilts of Philippino daggers and knives. I have seen one dagger to sell with hilt ( not carved) with a pommel type hand closed with a tube in his hand .
Do you know another style or types of dagger than not were from Philippines? The dagger is expensive and normally I only bought pieces from Philippines.
Best regards and thanks in advance

Carlos

hello carlos! is the 'tube' something like the one that used to hold human hair like in the pics below? (forgot already who originally posted said pics in the forum). best regards.