Balato

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Originally Posted by mandaukudi

if it was my sword I should remove the ball completely or remove the wooden tusks ( carefully ) and try to hunt for some real tusks on ebay or so.

Hi Arjan,
It is on scarce occasions that we differ

But is this case I would advise not to alter the ball.
It is a mid 20th century balato that was either made for ceremonial dancing or maybe as a tourist item.
But it is not an old pre 1900 headhunters sword.
So why change the balato into an old (pre 1900) sword which it simply is not.