MY GUT FEELING IS THE BLADE AND IVORY POMMEL MAY BE OF THE SAME AGE. THE SILVERWORK ON THE HANDLE AND SCABBARD MORE RECENT, THE SCABBARD LOOKS MORE RECENT TOO. THE OLDER SILVER WORK I HAVE SEEN ON ITEMS FROM MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES TEND TO HAVE A MORE PURE SILVER AND ARE USUALLY THINNER, WORN, CRACKED, BENT, DENTED ECT.
THE SEPARATE GANJA SEEMS TO HAVE THE STRAIGHT LINE FROM THE ORIGINAL ELEPHANTS TRUNK AND THEN IS CUT DOWN AT AN ANGLE AS USUAL. IT GOES INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE SECOND ELEPHANTS TRUNK IS LOCATED. IF SO THERE IS A BREAK IN THE OUTSIDE CARVING SO THE TWO PARTS DO NOT CONNECT TO COMPLETELY ENCLOSE THE SECOND ELEPHANTS TRUNK. IF THIS IS SO I THINK THE BLADE WAS ORIGINALLY MADE IN THE NORMAL MANNER. IT WAS LATER MODIFIED PERHAPS BY THE SWORDMAKER BUT MORE LIKELY AT THE BUYERS REQUEST FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. ITS UNFORTUNATE THE ORIGINAL HANDLE IS NOT PRESENT AS IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HAVE SEEN HOW IT WAS ATTACHED ORIGINALLY. I LIKE THE ODD AND UNUSUAL SO WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE SUCH A SWORD IN MY COLLECTION
