hilt material ?

danny1976 · 23rd December 2009, 12:58 PM

Hi Spiral,

Thanks for youre info ,

One thing that i know sure about this hilt is that it is no bone , maybe my nose is not al that good

It looks that we won,t find the answer here to say .yes its made from ....?
I like to thank everybody for the input and i will put the hilt on a keris and let it be nice..

Regards,

Danny

spiral · 23rd December 2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny1976

One thing that i know sure about this hilt is that it is no bone , maybe my nose is not al that good

I agree Danny, its definatly not bone, but horn is not bone & often has a structure of concentric rings.

Spiral

Rick · 23rd December 2009, 04:01 PM

Horn, IMO is usually lighter in weight than marine ivory and bone .

Burning dentine does smell a bit like burning horn but definitely different .

23rd December 2009, 12:58 PM	#1
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 245	Hi Spiral, Thanks for youre info , One thing that i know sure about this hilt is that it is no bone , maybe my nose is not al that good It looks that we won,t find the answer here to say .yes its made from ....? I like to thank everybody for the input and i will put the hilt on a keris and let it be nice.. Regards, Danny

23rd December 2009, 04:01 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Horn, IMO is usually lighter in weight than marine ivory and bone . Burning dentine does smell a bit like burning horn but definitely different .