Yemeni Sword for comment

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Holding the cap in place until the proper pins arrive from the silversmith.

Salaams all ~ It is a little known fact that upholstery studs(from the industrial revolution) were often used to adorn furniture particularly Arabian Chests and occasionally similar shaped studs appear on Tribal Jewellery and even adornment for sword hilts !...since they were used in vast numbers as ships ballast Europe- India~ From the viewpoint of talismanic effect the brass ones were favoured here because people believed that brass (like gold) reflected evil whereas a lot of plain iron or tin studs were used in addition in India.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.