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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas
Why is there an assumption that tight placed pins are only found on horn items? there are different examples with wood hilts.
the technique is old and done on various types, the recent pins are further apart but it seems that the older generation had a way of pinning things without cracking them too much :-)
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Salaams A.alnakkas~Possibly because Rhino hilts are usually very closely pinned. It is an indicator, though, I see no assumption on this thread of this... except loosely in trying to ID the material...I am looking at the hardwoods available in Oman and it may be Garrat...It's not Atom nor Meez.(these last three being used for camel sticks normally...It's probably not the expensive Sandalwood...I look to a cheaper wooden provenance..Ghaff or Sider? The latest pictures certainly appear to be wood...as the item is cleaned up. Actually the pins have quite big heads so in fact they are not so close together.
Salaams archer... Quite a puzzle... I see so few of these I had to look very hard at the construction... This was a working dagger on the waist of a less wealthy individual but non the less it is a very nice example and as I say none exist today ...even in museums... This is a rare example ... nice!
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.