lol, i wasn't thinking about the pommel to begin with, David. not til you brought it up.
lemme rephrase that:
if both baka2x were present, then why the need for rattan bind knowing that those two clamps would suffice in keeping the blade in place?
you then mentioned the pommel which was a possibility. as in the possiblity that the rattan bind was there to hold it in place.
which brought up, in my mind anyway, a more of a rethorical question on why the original owner would rather do this than glueing the pommel in place.
now that kino mentioned that the pommel is tight to the hilt, it might serve some other purpose... i notice the second set of bindings (normally three sets about quarter inch wide on top of the primary bindings are missing (or are they? can't see too well from the photos...). so i reckon the rattan binds would give it a more secure grip?
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