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Originally Posted by ariel
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1. Majjal Shams is a Druze village. Is this type of handle specific for the locality?
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Ariel, you're correct - Majdel Shams (Bridge to the Sun) is Druze, and these handles are specific to this area. They are also made right in Damascus central market, for tourists, but the quality obviously is not the same as before. The handles were made from buffalo horn with camel bone and/or MOP incerts, but some new copies are made of plastic, and it's very hard to tell without the "needle test".
Here are two more examples: