Any idea on this.. maybe Jambiya?

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Yannis

Wellcome to the forum Sortfoot

I am almost sure the hilt is rhino horn. To find out put in front of a strong light. If it is transluent it rhino. This puts your jambiya over the average.

Gentleman

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