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Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent
My first thoughts are is this a French made sabre?
Motifs aside, this technique was very common in the knife making industry, and the otherall hilt shape reminds me of French made sabres.
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That's a very interesting knife! Would you perhaps know if the antler has been coated, or just stained?
I hadn't thought of the French possibility, my initial assumption was that it was probably just an "Indian Mameluke" style hilt. Though a European origin would possibly explain the use of antler...