Hello Maurice,
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				I also thought that the guard normally is more to the middle of the crosspiece....However than I studied some pics and I found some guards at the position where the MOP is at mine.
			
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 Ok, there is some variation; I still have a hard time to see this as a 19th c. piece...
Heck, it's weird enough to be from Borneo...  
  
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				Let me know when you need more or better pics than I will make them tomorrow.
			
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 A close-up of the tip without shadows would be great - thanks!
Regards,
Kai