Superb budiak! So nice to find at this length!
I think I am seeing twist core and bet it will be, but sometimes it's a devil of a time trying to bring it out.
Is that a brass sleeve, or silver that has tarnished?? Looks like there may even be a coat of varnish on it....if so I would highly recommend getting that off and polishing the silver as it once was....it will be an even more striking piece!
So you have already had QUITE a nice Christmas!!!
Congrats!!
(You may want to consider a separate thread on this so it will show up in topic searches.)