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Lew 17th November 2006 07:18 PM
Another Bhutan Dagger
 
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Just picked this up on Ebay. Hair pin pattern steel blade and an interesting horn hilt.


Lew

spiral 17th November 2006 09:19 PM
Very nice Lou, Hairpin folding I always realy like. ;)

I wonder if its yak horn?

I have never found an example I know to be 100% identified as such. But there must plenty of it thats been used.

Any particular texture to the horn?


Spiral

Lew 17th November 2006 10:04 PM
I will have the dagger in a few days will let you know then.

Lew

spiral 17th November 2006 11:45 PM
Cool, I look forward to your in hand perusal of it.

Spiral

Lew 24th November 2006 05:18 PM
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The dagger arrived today and it's a beauty :) I Restored the leather with a dab of Kiwi brown shoe polish. Btw the spine is .250" thick. Spiral I think the horn is from the bharal sheep and not yak seems like rams horn to me.




Lew


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