Plastic, Bakerlite and Arabian Arms

[sfenoid13]

if you an find 32 others like this one in your drawer you will have a very expensive TASBIH (prayer beads) in your hands The 33 count tasbih goes for about $1000 in Turkey, if old and authentic..

Originally Posted by Rick

Interesting Gavin. I might have a bead of Faturan in my miscellaneous treasures drawer. It's large 2" long X 1" thick and has a clear cherry amber color and is at least 100 years old and shows signs that it was turned on some sort of lathe to achieve its tapered lozenge shape.

[corrado26]

Very interesting the link with Faturan. I have in my collection two koummiyas with hilts that might be made of Faturan.,

[francantolin]

Hello,

Sometimes strange hilt material are mixed on really nice quality items

I have a yemeni jambiya with an hilt made of plastic-amberoid
and a yatagan with broken horn grip with a large old bakelite repair
( around 1900 I think )
I'll post some pictures