Thouma Jambiya for Comment

kai · 6th April 2017, 08:19 PM

Hello Teodor,

The translucence is not decisive, for a positive identification we'd need a higher magnification of the end grain to see the single hairs.

I agree with Ibrahiim though that this is really rhino horn: This type of reticulate cracking where the end grain is exposed is very typical for rhino (and, of course, this material is quite common for old examples of these daggers compared to many other hilts).

Regards,
Kai

6th April 2017, 08:19 PM	#6
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Teodor, The translucence is not decisive, for a positive identification we'd need a higher magnification of the end grain to see the single hairs. I agree with Ibrahiim though that this is really rhino horn: This type of reticulate cracking where the end grain is exposed is very typical for rhino (and, of course, this material is quite common for old examples of these daggers compared to many other hilts). Regards, Kai