Lew,
In my humble opinion it is a hilt that is not often seen in this way. Just raw staghorn (forgive me the expression, i don't know how to put it in another way) is rather uncommon on such a sword. It looks more like a golok. It probably is one and mostly the shape of the hilt is bended at the end with a knob or a carved head. So the staghorn follows that bending good. If the guard is horn it could be very well made in Indonesia. It is a bit hard to see on the pics but it looks like a guard as you see them on an european or american dagger.
I certainly didn't put up that the replacement was not done in Indonesia but the mounting with the guard isn't the original mounting in my opinion. And we all know that wooden parts are often replaced in that area. Just as it happens to the keris it also is not uncommon to other weapons.
Maybe a a pic of the guard from the top or the bottom and the endcap of the hilt?
After all it remains a very nice piece.
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