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tom hyle · 22nd February 2005, 01:20 AM

Of course you may be right, but the scabbard, while not seeming very professional (though hard to tell age from crudity sometimes in a picture), is certainly an European type. Does piso pedang not ordinarily have a wooden scabbard? The pommel is not hemispherical. It is a shape commonly seen in Europe, though, where it is often referred to as a mushroom pommel. Piso pedang pommels are usually hemispherical with the hump facing toward the hand (what hump this one has more one way than the other seems to be to the butt), and usually hollow/open, somewhat after the manner of a dish antenna, to the butt end. I have no knowledge regarding the quillon tips and lagnets, but it's probably safe to say this is either a "Western" hilt with "Eastern" influence, or vice-versa.

22nd February 2005, 01:20 AM	#9
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Of course you may be right, but the scabbard, while not seeming very professional (though hard to tell age from crudity sometimes in a picture), is certainly an European type. Does piso pedang not ordinarily have a wooden scabbard? The pommel is not hemispherical. It is a shape commonly seen in Europe, though, where it is often referred to as a mushroom pommel. Piso pedang pommels are usually hemispherical with the hump facing toward the hand (what hump this one has more one way than the other seems to be to the butt), and usually hollow/open, somewhat after the manner of a dish antenna, to the butt end. I have no knowledge regarding the quillon tips and lagnets, but it's probably safe to say this is either a "Western" hilt with "Eastern" influence, or vice-versa. Last edited by tom hyle; 22nd February 2005 at 01:28 PM.