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Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 25th February 2014, 05:27 PM

Salaams all... This hilt does not absorb light but is quite close pinned..There are no splits...I think it is a horn derivative ... usually bovine...With little else to go by I see this as an Omani 4 ringer probably Baatinah. Tee shaped hilt with pins echoing a silver plate shape... The crown at the toe still in place. In Oman wooden hilts are used and the better wood is hard... and smells scented ...and is called Sandalwood. See http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...8&page=4&pp=30 #106

The other possibility is from something Oceanic...

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

25th February 2014, 05:27 PM	#7
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Salaams all... This hilt does not absorb light but is quite close pinned..There are no splits...I think it is a horn derivative ... usually bovine...With little else to go by I see this as an Omani 4 ringer probably Baatinah. Tee shaped hilt with pins echoing a silver plate shape... The crown at the toe still in place. In Oman wooden hilts are used and the better wood is hard... and smells scented ...and is called Sandalwood. See http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...8&page=4&pp=30 #106 The other possibility is from something Oceanic... Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 26th February 2014 at 08:11 AM.