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			Do you know what kind of wood the scabbard is made from? In one of your photos of its mouth, it looks as though it has a spotted grain(almost like cork). I've looked and I have something similar.   
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Looks like Bamboo .
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			DhaDha, Yes, Rick is most defiantly correct...the scabbard is made of two Bamboo pieces.  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
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			Thanks to you both.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Or a type of palm - not unheard of in this region.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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