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Charles,
Perhaps a crushed presentation Hilt. While somewhat resembling the knuckle bowed hilt in the Manton catalog which appears to be symmetrical. this one is not at all. The odd pommel disk is both tear drop shaped and mounted askew. I haven't a clue if this was a personal modification, or who may have made the hilt and if others exist. The disk may have been a crude repair, odd since the blade has not been sharpened. My hope is that Berkley, McCormic, Jeff and others will fill in the blanks. There seems to be
Manton of Calcutta catalogs out their with photos.
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