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					Originally Posted by Maurice
					
				 Yes Rick, I agree it doesn't look like a repair neither.. | 
	
 It is definitely no repair. The sticks are too small to stabilize a broken hilt or similar damage. If they were broader they could probably serve as some kind of shock absorber. 
Aesthetically they follow the asang-asang, so i still think they are mostly decoration or some kind of talisman. 
