Hello Tom and thank you for your observations and opinions on this piece. I have been looking through all of the older posts on kampilans for the different styles of hilt wrappings used and so far have not found another with this most interesting "kinked" carving that both you and Kai have pointed out.
Gene, thank you for your kind words on this and hopefully you will soon be able to find one to go with your ever growing collection. Good luck with the hunt.
Robert