Congrats, Jose!
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Not a very common type with the akah bahar and golden crowns.
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Yup, neat example.
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The ivory part of the handle, could it be that there has been a golden sleeve on that end ?
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While there seems to be an endless variety of materials utilized for these status pieces, I believe the ivory is a later restoration: The carving/finish of the ivory part seems to be not on par with the rest of the hilt; also I can see no reason to utilize ivory when covering the tip with gold and, more importantly, there is no topographic trace that such a gold sleeve was ever fitted to the hilt. Akar bahar hilts are often crafted from 2 sections and the tip may have got lost/damaged beyond repair.
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The handle looks polished, probably done when they fixed the ivory.
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Looks ok to me (certainly buffed up a bit for sale).
Regards,
Kai