long persian dagger / wootz blade ?

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by chiefheadknocker

I have taken a few close up pics of the handle hope this will help decide what its made from

In the photo of the tip of the pommel you can see a very fine & subtle criss-cross structure. Those are the "Schreger Lines" and are characteristic only to elephant and mammouth ivory.

[chiefheadknocker]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

In the photo of the tip of the pommel you can see a very fine & subtle criss-cross structure. Those are the "Schreger Lines" and are characteristic only to elephant and mammouth ivory.

That's interesting to know ,thankyou

[chiefheadknocker]

After looking at the top of the blade you can see a v design ,I take its where the blade has been joined to the steel in the handle ?

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by chiefheadknocker

After looking at the top of the blade you can see a v design ,I take its where the blade has been joined to the steel in the handle ?

So it seems. Interesting observation.

[Martin Lubojacky]

You are absolutely right, it is ivory. The picture of the top of the pommel is typical and fully convincing. Nevertheless the drowing of small steady wavelets abeam of the handle has also been occuring on wrought hippo tusks and is coused by regularly scalloped surface of the tooth