Shamshir (yes you've guessed it No.3) translation request please

[Dom]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

...snip.. bakelite ...snip... They are still used but for prayer beads, one of mine which I use for formal dressing is infact a bakelite (called bokolite/sandaloos here)

correct, those material for prayer beads it's know under the name of
- karaman (Turkish city, where it's come from this type of "false amber")
- faturan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faturan)

most of the time, some pics are better than a long speech, to understand
- the 1st picture, is real amber
- the 2nd, it's "kahaman" mixture of resin and amber powder
- the 3rd, it's "faturan" .. synthetic resins, let said "Bakelite"

they are part of my collection (an other) of "subha"

à +

Dom

ps/ those Islamic chaplet are from last century ±*150 years