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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 
				I am  a bit confused: is it a split pommel or a split chape  of the scabbard? Reminds  me of a pakayun. 
			
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 Hi ariel,
 
 It's a split chape you are seeing. And yes, I also think it looks like a Pakayun hilt. The pattern of tying the two sides of the fork and bridging the space is similar.