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Originally Posted by TVV
This is a nice example which has some age. What I find interesting on yours is that the scales are riveted to the tang like on the longer type, and the wire binding therefore minimal and mostly decorative. I wonder if the wire binding became more extensive over time as a method of securing the grip as opposed to riveting it.
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Could also be that some of the wire binding got lost at Yuri's nice example, see the shadow on the goat horn.
Regards,
Detlef