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28th December 2012, 06:12 AM
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Interesting piece. The mounts are oxidized brass - typical of this type if hilt.
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28th December 2012, 05:30 PM
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Hello Jose, Yes I agree that the mounts are of brass. What I am wondering about is the hilt banding. If you look at the photos of the hilt itself you can see the banding as a wider and darker spiral stripe going around the hilt. It is heavily oxidized so it is hard to say what it actually is though being the color it is now there is a chance that it is made of silver. The other smaller grooves I am sure could have had either twisted wire in some and possibly a single strand in others.
Regards, Robert |
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28th December 2012, 09:47 PM
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Now I see (as the blind man picked up his table and saw...
 ).If there is indeed a metal strap inside then it is silver from what I can see. (However it there is only a groove, then it is the wood itself). |
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28th December 2012, 09:55 PM
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Hello Robert,
very nice find, now I want something similar! Also don't have seen at first the possible silver banding. Regards, Detlef |
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28th December 2012, 10:03 PM
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Hello Jose and Detlef, I believe that the hilt is made from horn and not wood, or I really hope that it is.
Here is a little better photo orthe hilt to show the banding that I now do believe to be of silver.Regards, Robert Last edited by Robert Coleman; 28th December 2012 at 10:22 PM. |
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29th December 2012, 02:29 AM
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Anyway for you to test the metal?
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29th December 2012, 02:33 AM
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Not until it arrives.
It just ended yesterday.
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1st January 2013, 12:55 AM
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The dagger arrived today and the hilt is indeed made of horn and the banding is of silver. The edge on this is still almost sharp enough to shave with. I will post some new photos of this tomorrow after I recover to show the silver and also post the measurements in case they might be needed for later comparison.
Regards, Robert |
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