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30th November 2023, 05:23 AM
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Ivory or bone???? pesh kabz chura / choora daggers
I should be able to know this by now but any thoughts on these handles( not the M of P one)
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30th November 2023, 06:28 AM
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Do you have doubts about any of them?
The upper two have nice wootz blades, and I'd like very much to see the bottom one's blade in a close up to check out the pattern.  The only material that I find puzzling are the scales on the bottom one, but I'll guess bone for that one. |
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30th November 2023, 01:26 PM
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No ,pretty sure 2 are Ivory but friend has his doubts as Ivory not as "clean" as his Ghana's Ivory pieces. I was thinking this one could be walrus as sure I've seen old walrus tusk this colouring and graining.
Blades has a wide water pattern and I've yet to clean this piece but think its just faux staining of the metal |
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30th November 2023, 01:28 PM
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Actually looking at photos blown up their is wootz pattern under the "watering' staining on blade
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30th November 2023, 03:53 PM
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1st December 2023, 02:29 AM
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Ah , so bone?
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1st December 2023, 06:00 AM
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Yes, bone! The porouness is the giveaway.
 Regards, Detlef |
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1st December 2023, 06:04 PM
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