Hello Kai,
thank you!
Yes, indeed, no twist. The feature common to Salayer hilts is the rather pronounced neck, the "bridge" under it is missing (if it ever was there, patina is absolutely even).
I don't have Tammens, but also have seen hilts with a similar feature from Sumatra.
I have never before seen a carving similar to that on my hilt, and suppose, it perhaps was an "individual model" by a person who perhaps wasn't a professional woodcarver.
What I wanted to say is, when you look at it on your hand, the carvings on hilt are echoing (and continuing) the wood chatoyance effect on Sampir. I know it sounds weird.
Well, he didn't write about them, he just shows one on page 74.
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