Another little side track... so many unique things to the regions .. there is this old thread of an interesting pommel and the image Battara provided...
Whilst not purely of the type, it is interesting to note the upright ancestor like position, and that it looks to be gold from the enhanced photo, also carries what appears to be two seperate rings on and below the pommel, rings that appear to have grip straps running either side of the hulu... complete with very interesting side panels too... Datu Piang and a most interesting hulu.
Note the shirt he is wearing too... very much akin to the Mirror Panels Gustav brought to the forum some time ago...
And this linky...it shows more of the type....
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=162113