Thanks for the comments.
I still think that something has been removed from the ferrule.
It is possible that this has been repaired at some time, looking at photos of others on the interwebb does show my hilt to be somewhat unusual.
Quite possible that there was silver on the horns. Not possible to tell now.
I have been collecting S.E Asian since the late 70's and this is first time I have owned one of these. I have quite a few other Sumatran swords so although not rare, they are not common in the UK.
This one is comparatively rare in my opinion.
Regards
Roy
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