Hello Leif,
Yes, good examples of this type are not common.
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Paul, Yes! You're absolutely right! There is one with residual filling! I can't believe I missed this.
I tried to take a few close up photos of this, and a few others were there's residual filling. It looks a bit like a blackish? resin of some kind. Almost like a wax. A black filling would fit with the aesthetic of the other examples.
Anyone have any clue what it might be? I'm wondering it it's restorable.
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Probably cutler's resin, at least from what can be seen in the older hilt. This mix should be much harder (after cooling down) than wax to take a polish and prove robust enough. If the remnants are wax-like it might be a later attempt to cosmetically fill the holes with hard wax as usual with antique furniture.
Regards,
Kai