I'm not sure, but the wording on Orland is strange. It says that damage delt in a physical attack is effected by the bonus, but instead, he gains AP. I know this because I had used Samba Maracas (anoth thing, told later) with a couple of daggers, and his AP only increased by the number of ITEMS he had, nothing more.

Samab Maracas state "Sword Type Item". I'm not sure how they act offline or on, but it sure is strange -.-