Is this a woman's dagger

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

In Central Jawa we would call this a "Stok Komando", ie, a command baton. But this is a pretty elaborate example, normally these a quite plain, similar to a military baton.

In this type of item, the blade is usually an old tombak.

Here is my one in a very similar fashion, 49,5 cm long.