Figural horn (possibly rhino) hilt

[David]

Originally Posted by Jean

The materials is translucent on these pics so it definitely looks to be rhino horn.
Regards

Jean, i have both white and green buffalo horn that is also translucent. I don't believe we can use that as an indicator of rhino horn. Again, i am not trying to argue that this cannot be rhino, simple that we do not have the type of photographs yet that can provide any definitive answer to that question.

[Jean]

Originally Posted by David

Jean, i have both white and green buffalo horn that is also translucent. I don't believe we can use that as an indicator of rhino horn. Again, i am not trying to argue that this cannot be rhino, simple that we do not have the type of photographs yet that can provide any definitive answer to that question.

Hello David and Kai,
Could you please show us a hilt made from white or green buffalo horn and having a similar color to the one shown by Gustav?
Regards

[kai]

Hello Jean,

Sorry for the brisk comment. A search on the main forum will yield a bunch of threads covering the identification of horn.

Could you please show us a hilt made from white or green buffalo horn and having a similar color to the one shown by Gustav?

Here some examples from albino water buffalo:





(The greenish variants tend to be a bit darker, of course.)

Regards,
Kai

[Jean]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Jean,

Sorry for the brisk comment. A search on the main forum will yield a bunch of threads covering the identification of horn.
(The greenish variants tend to be a bit darker, of course.)

Regards,
Kai

Thank you Kai. I rarely look at the main forum so I did not see these pics. I agree that the identification is confusing although the color of the rhino horn seems darker (mid brown), and I am more familiar with the green horn which is quite different.
Regards