14th August 2009, 07:59 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
Posts: 9,164
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greybeard
All coral hilts discussed and shown here are black. Recently I bought a keris with a hilt that is -- according to the seller -- made of white coral. This material is very heavy and looks like marble with some tiny black impurities in it. The hilt is simply but nicely carved in a deman style. I wonder if the black and the white coral are essentially the same (except for the color, of course).
Heinz
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Hello Heinz,
you can show us a picture from this hilt?
regards,
Detlef
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