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Side view of the pommel Front view of the pommel. The tekpi consists of a pointed metal main prong, that projects from a one-handed grip, two shorter metal side prongs, which project from the opposite sides of the base of the main prong and point in the same direction as it, and a blunt metal pommel, that attaches to the bottom of the grip. The ...
The Pakayun (as it is called among Malay speaking Muruts) or Parapat (as in Murut language) [1] or Pelepet / Felepet (by the Lun Bawang / Lundayeh people) [2] is a sword very characteristic of the Murut people originating from Borneo. [3] The Pakayun is a Sabre sword with a light curved blade and has a curious forked pommel. [4]
Both the sword and dagger versions were used in the Philippines, with the dagger version being known as the gunong or gulok (also called punyal, from puñal de kris, "kris dagger"). Unlike the keris, the gunong is more commonly used as a utility knife and only used as a weapon as a last resort.
Indian swords had the tassel attached through an eyelet at the end of the pommel. Chinese swords, both jian and dao , often have lanyards or tassels attached. As with Western sword knots, these serve both decorative and practical functions, and the manipulation of the tassel is a part of some jian performances.
A parang latok (which is also known as latok, latok buku or parang pathi) is a sword from Borneo in Sarawak, Malaysia; where it is regarded as the national weapon of the Sarawakian Malay people and the Bidayuhs (Land Dayak people), [1] and as well as Kalimantan, Indonesia.
A Hand and a half sword, colloquially known as a "bastard sword", was a sword with an extended grip and sometimes pommel so that it could be used with either one or two hands. Although these swords may not provide a full two-hand grip, they allowed its wielders to hold a shield or parrying dagger in their off hand, or to use it as a two-handed ...
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