Curious Iranun kampilan feature

[kino]

What’s with the wooden peg, is it a repair?

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by kino

What’s with the wooden peg, is it a repair?

Sharp eyes sir, it is indeed =) I was able to clean and re-adhesive the hilt interior and tang by opening up the previous repair job and removing the pommel. Everything else came with the kampilan already, including the rattan wraps.