[RobT]

Hi gp,

Nice dagger. The hilt decoration looks like Sarajevo work to me. Although humble, I don’t think it’s tourist because it appears to have been carefully made and there isn’t any cheap bling meant to catch a tourist’s eye. I suspect that the hilt is bone and the butt cap (which I also suspect is bone) is there to cover up the blood vessel core of the hilt. The brass washer between the hilt and the butt cap is there to hide the line that would show between the two components.

Sincerely,
RobT