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[Rick]

Over a thousand pounds of Walrus Ivory was confiscated as contraband by the Alaskan Authorities last week in one raid .... not fossil .


Just sayin' .

Old habits die hard .

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Rick

Over a thousand pounds of Walrus Ivory was confiscated as contraband by the Alaskan Authorities last week in one raid .... not fossil .


Just sayin' .

Old habits die hard .

Look out Gene, they are headed your way

[Rick]

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[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Rick

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Yeah thanks guys. Its supposed to be the English who have an awful sense of humour!
Mines fine (not Walrus either, remember Gav showed us the difference)
So stop trying to make me paranoid.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Gav,
It's really difficult to show, but I think I can see signs of the 'engine turning' on the end, LOL great description!

Lovely Omani Khanjar full of patina. Its comes from Sur the famous seafaring town south down the coast from Muscat.. 1950 or near. See my thread about scabbard making as that was in Sur. I may be imagining it but there is some arabic on the head of the hilt? Undecipherable possibly dated? Omani Khanjars do occasionally have "Fils" or elephant tusk hilts but being a seafaring town Sur would have some made with Walrus. They occasionally use the same material on Yemeni hilts. The Khanjar has nice Mulberry Fruit on the crown.. a common tree in Oman. The buckle is fine and it is interesting that the silver makers used to use cuttlefish shells to cast the clasp then refinish after. This Khanjar is a very nice example !

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Lovely Omani Khanjar full of patina. Its comes from Sur the famous seafaring town south down the coast from Muscat.. 1950 or near. See my thread about scabbard making as that was in Sur. I may be imagining it but there is some arabic on the head of the hilt? Undecipherable possibly dated? Omani Khanjars do occasionally have "Fils" or elephant tusk hilts but being a seafaring town Sur would have some made with Walrus. They occasionally use the same material on Yemeni hilts. The Khanjar has nice Mulberry Fruit on the crown.. a common tree in Oman. The buckle is fine and it is interesting that the silver makers used to use cuttlefish shells to cast the clasp then refinish after. This Khanjar is a very nice example !

Excellent information, thank you very much Ibrahiim.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Excellent information, thank you very much Ibrahiim.

However ive been looking at this in some detail and have decided its elephant. Picture attached is elephant also. Other information still stands.

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

However ive been looking at this in some detail and have decided its elephant. Picture attached is elephant also. Other information still stands.

Hi Ibrahiim,

Sorry, I thought that was what you were saying in the last post, that some are Walrus, but this one is Elephant?

LOL, yes, definately not Walrus.

Thanks again
Best
Gene