Thank you Ward,
Now that you mention, i have rechecked the handle and its assembly. The grip is made of one only piece ... of horn, i still think.
The tang, at the grip entrance, looks to be the plate type and not of spike form. The fixation points are not what you can call rivets, but nails with a round shell head, like those in the large luxury leather covered chairs, if you know what i mean. They don't go through to the other side, indeed. But they sure are very old, so much worn that the shells are risking to fall off the nails. Whether this grip was not the original, it sure is from the period or close to it.
What do you think about the mark in the book and that in the blade of this piece ? Could it be the same ?
Fernando
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