Cut down shamshir?

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Originally Posted by Gonzalo G

How does the slabs are secured in this type of hilt? By some kind of glueing?
Regards

The slabs are still held by pins, but the pins remain "hidden" and do not penetrate the slabs throughout, but deep enough to provide a hold without coming out.
Also common on shamshirs... just like on my Avatar picture:-)
Esthetically it makes a good alternative to driving a metal rod through the ivory for the mounting purposes.