Just Ended On Epray ????

Robert · 6th September 2012, 08:38 PM

Hello Gustav, and thank you for commenting on this. The pitting on the blade looks pretty standard to me though the blade does look like it has been cleaned before and not oiled or waxed and has started to develop rust again. The wooden hilt though not burl "a root piece" does look like banti to me. As for the butt cap, the seller indicated in his description that it was buffalo horn though the small knob at the end looks more like some type of ivory to me and is very possible that I am totally wrong about its composition. Hopefully many of the questions about this can be better answered after it arrives. Again my thanks for your interest.

Regards,
Robert

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6th September 2012, 08:38 PM	#14
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Gustav, and thank you for commenting on this. The pitting on the blade looks pretty standard to me though the blade does look like it has been cleaned before and not oiled or waxed and has started to develop rust again. The wooden hilt though not burl "a root piece" does look like banti to me. As for the butt cap, the seller indicated in his description that it was buffalo horn though the small knob at the end looks more like some type of ivory to me and is very possible that I am totally wrong about its composition. Hopefully many of the questions about this can be better answered after it arrives. Again my thanks for your interest. Regards, Robert