David, it is not just the seizure factor, there are very heavy penalties involved for both the sender & receiver of ivory that has been sent without the proper documentation. And where seizure occurs it involves the entire item that incorporates the ivory, not just the ivory.
I've been watching this ivory insanity since it began, now many years ago, I have seen reports of extreme penalties being enforced, particularly in the USA, and I know of two instances of heavy penalties that involved friends of mine.
This Forum is based in the USA, to my mind there could be some unfortunate implications if an open admission of illegal import by a member were to be noticed by the wrong people.
But I'm probably being over cautious, I believe that if Ganapati checks this hilt again it will turn out to be bone or denatured deer antler.
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