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Old 17th August 2006, 03:09 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES
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Not all translucent horn is rhino horn I have seen some pretty dark pieces that are not that translucent and have seen other types of horn that are not rhino that are. You really must look for those fiber stuctures in the horn. On some old chooras I have seen them use a cross cut section of the horn where the fibers can be seen as tiny dots on the surface of the hilt slabs.
Here is one that Artzi had a while back this is a good example of what I was trying to explain.

Lew
Lew,
What are you doing with my karud !? LOL
I am amazed at the conformity of style of the Bukharan karuds .
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